Attaining Union with God thru the Holy Eucharist

        Communion time thoughts. The Christian life can be seen as consisting of two tiers. The first tier is enjoying the Lord at his feet...

        God is so great that he is beyond our expectations. However we imagine his magnificence, his beauty, his wisdom, the extent of his ...

        This morning I saw a flock of Canadian geese flying north overhead, honking along the way. Not questioning why they head north, the...

        We may pray or speak to God at any time, for he is always ready and hears us. But to hear God speak to us, we must be in tune with ...

        The popular tango-song "Adios Muchachos" was composed by Argentinean Julio Cesar Sanders. Ezequiel Capurro who uploaded t...

        Communion time thoughts. The world is a cutthroat place. Plenty of people sin in order to gain advantage over others. The aggressiv...

        Accept the reality that it's just impossible for us finite creatures to understand God our infinite creator completely. Then on...

        In today's Gospel reading from Luke 9, Jesus asks his disciples, "Who do you say that I am?" You can ask your friends...

       A sinner without God is like a wild, untamed animal. He does what pleases him and in the process becomes chained to the world, destr...

        This morning I was aware of myself aging. Like everyone else, my body is weakening every moment. One day, we'll all need more h...

        We have the freedom to choose to be free on our own or to be captured by God. The big surprise is that there is no freedom on our o...

        Today's Entrance Antiphon at Mass: I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I wi...

        If we, as Christians, do not surrender to God, then we are not going all out, not getting the most out of our discipleship. Basical...

       In parts of Psalm 119 read at Mass this morning, the psalmist asks the Lord to remove from him the way of falsehood. It brought to m...

        In 2 Corinthian 5, Paul writes: Whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away.... In Galatians 2, Paul wr...

        I am old enough to look back to see the many things, not all pleasant, that have happened in my life. If I had been shown them at t...

        We are never God, but if he inspires you, you can certainly want to be like him, and seeking union with him will help you reach you...

        The Lord made me see that if we pray in his will, it will be done for us. Therefore, pray to know his will first.