Connecting Point

“He is Risen, Alleluia! He is Risen Indeed, Alleluia!” This traditional greeting on Easter Sunday reflects the joy we will be releasing

When I was in high school, I joined the wrestling team. I was motivated to do whatever it took to join the varsity team. The only condition was we

“But you are not in the flesh; on the contrary, you are in the spirit, if only the Spirit of God dwells in you.” (Romans 8:9)

“Not as man sees does God see, because man sees the appearance but the Lord looks into the heart” (1 Sm 16:7) In the first reading, God

Too many times we walk away from a difficult person or situation which we are unfamiliar. We may feel their despair or recognize their fear, yet we

Perhaps we were taught as children that the church building was a place to encounter God and that we should go there whenever possible. But as we

In today’s Gospel Jesus has just been baptized and hears a voice from heaven: “You are my Son, my Beloved, in whom I am well

“God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile.” Max Lucado When I prayed on the Connecting

“Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No.’ Anything more is from the evil one.”

Jesus reminds us in this week’s Gospel message that we are the salt of the Earth. As followers of Christ, we cannot be bystanders. We are the