What made Job Righteous?
I could certainly spend more time praying for others. Not only for their good, but for mine as well. And that praying for others is a matter of righteousness and justice. I don’t know if you have set yourself a New Year’s Resolution this year, but praying more for others, is a pretty darn good one, and one that I will be committing to this year.
“Let Us Got Give In To Temptation”
Have you ever said to yourself, “I just don’t feel like doing [fill in the blank] right now,” even though you know it’s the right thing to do? I think if we are being honest, most of us say some version of the above to ourselves often. This experience of knowing you should do something, but are having a hard time being motivated, is an ancient one.
A Reflection for High Schoolers
This is the kind of love that Jesus shows to us by transgressing the boundaries of divinity to become human, die on a cross, and be resurrected for the whole world. It is this kind of radical, boundary-breaking love that brings true and genuine peace.
Lent and Little Easters
Sundays are an important day in the life of a Christian. Though, like many other things in our lives, this holy day can often just seem familiar. But, there is actually something that we can learn about Sundays during this time in Lent. It is not totally true that the feast of Easter is once a year. Sure there is the major feast that takes place at the end of Lent, but technically, within the tradition, every Sunday is a little Easter. Every Sunday, no matter where in the liturgical year, is an Easter celebration.