Attaining Union with God thru the Holy Eucharist

        How to have peace of mind?  It obviously has to do with the mind.  As long as you have a lot of thoughts, good or bad, going through...

        In today's first reading from Romans, Paul advises his listeners to do this, to do that, not to do this, not to do that ~ altog...

        As members of God's family, we must mind his business alone.  Our life must revolve around pleasing him.  Doing his will must b...

        This morning before Mass started, I was filled with the desire to learn from the Holy Spirit.  I remember that in one period of my l...

        Jesus is the cause of our joy.  He is with us and fills us with hope.  He is delightful.  He loves us and awaits us when life in thi...

        Tomorrow is Memorial Day, a holiday to commemorate all U.S. soldiers who died in wars.  For true Christians, death is no longer an ...

        We are the only creature (1) that was created in the image of God, (2) who can conceive God in our mind, (3) made to feel restless u...

        The joy of the Holy Spirit is different from any other joy one experiences in the world.  Since the Holy Spirit dwells deep within t...

        Just saw a TV program on the old cemeteries in San Francisco.  Many of the buried were well known, distinguished personalities.  So ...

        The goal is to achieve union with the Lord, and the Holy Eucharist makes it possible if you'll let it do the work.  Receive the ...

        I just caught the TV program Do Not Go Gently  on PBS.  It shows the benefits of creativity among seniors.  Some of them continue to...

        In today's Gospel reading from John 15, Jesus says that he is the true vine, his Father the vine grower, and his disciples the b...

        I was getting a consecrated host this afternoon to take to a homebound person.  As I knelt before the tabernacle on the altar, I kne...

        There have been so many natural disasters happening around the world, almost continuously ~ earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, tornadoes...

        (1) Faith in God         (2) Every word that comes forth from the mouth of God         (3) Doing the will of God

        If I have enough humility, not to receive any praise or recognition for any good I've done is not difficult to accept.  But if s...

        During Communion time, I was aware of the Real Presence of the Lord in the Holy Eucharist.  Jesus could have given us just ordinary ...

        At this morning's Mass in John 14, Jesus said to his disciples, "The Holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name will ...