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Do you ever think about what it was like for the disciples to walk with Jesus, about how amazing and life-changing it would have been?  Today, 2,000 years later, we too are called to walk with Him.  Thinking about our lives as disciples today, we must ask ourselves, are we walking with Jesus?  Yesterday, June 17th, IContinue reading “Walking with Jesus”

Friday night, my brother and I were on a walk and as we were waiting for a car to turn so we could cross the street, something really weird happened.  The guy driving the car, who looked to be in his 30s, rolled down his window, stuck his head out the window, turned to lookContinue reading “Escaping the Noise”

A few days ago, I listened to a podcast episode from a show called “Pints with Aquinas” about how we are living in a post-Christian era and as we go forward, will be entering into an era that is more explicitly post-Christian.  In the over two hour podcast, one thing the host and guest said thatContinue reading “An Emboldened Faith”

A few days ago, the Church celebrated the feast day of St. Philip Neri.  I came across these words from him, “there is nothing the devil fears so much, or so much tries to hinder, as prayer.”  I know I have experienced this reality in my own life.  Prayer itself is simple, but it isContinue reading “Simple but not Easy”

A few weekends ago, the Gospel at mass was John 15:1-8, a passage known as “the vine and the branches” and three days later, the daily gospel was this same passage.   Last week, I was reading a book when I came across a part that reflected on some of the ideas from this scriptureContinue reading “Baskets of Fruit”

This past weekend, the church I am a member of held a meeting after mass to discuss a change that is taking place July 1st.  Throughout Holy Trinity’s history, there hasn’t been a clear designation of what the church is.  While it was most often referred to as a mission church throughout the years, itContinue reading “One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church”

Today, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Catherine of Siena, Doctor of the Church.  Probably her most famous quote she is known for is “if you are what you should be, you will set Italy ablaze, which is commonly altered to “be who God meant you to be and you will setContinue reading “Setting the World on Fire”

Today’s Gospel contains one of my all-time favorite lines from scripture.  John 14:6 says, “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.’”  I think these simple, yet profound words, very clearly sum up who Jesus is.  Thomas questioned Jesus, askingContinue reading “Knowing the Way”

When I was going into college, I was really scared about the prospect of having a random roommate.  What if I got put with someone who had totally opposite beliefs or someone who was anti-Catholic?  What if I got put with someone who was an angry feminist?  What if I got put with someone whoContinue reading “Faith-Filled Friendship”

I googled the word trust, not because I don’t know what it means, but because I was curious about the actual definition and what we are really saying when we say we trust someone.  The first definition that came up, from Oxford Languages, is as follows: “firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strengthContinue reading “Five Simple Words”