Posts by: Pete Espil - The Tattooed Catholic
In the Gospel this Sunday, Jesus promises to send the Holy Spirit to be with us “always.” Never in my life have I relied on the Holy Spirit on a “day to day” basis as much as I did during my time at Judge Memorial Catholic High School.
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Sometimes we forget that we are all “one” in Christ. This is easy to do when we become stagnant and comfortable in our faith. It can happen when we isolate ourselves from others and only care about what is happening in our own, self-created, micro environment.
In the reading for this Sunday, Jesus promises to send the “advocate” or the “Holy Spirit” as a guide and reminder of all that has been taught. Certainly we, as Christians, strive to let the Holy Spirit guide us in our journey of Faith. It is a [...]
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In yesterday’s Sunday Gospel, Jesus gives us a “new commandment” to “Love one another.” It seems to me that this is not only a beautiful teaching but also a foundational one. When asked what the greatest commandment is elsewhere in the Gospel, Jesus responds that the greatest commandment is [...]
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Every week (well, almost every week) I meet with a spiritual advisor. He is a Benedictine Monk from the Monastery of the Ascension in Jerome, Idaho. Just this week he talked with me about the importance of being “aware of the presence of God” no matter what [...]
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Today we celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord. Jesus was an “agent of change” and the Resurrection was the crowning event of a ministry that changed a lot of things. Jesus changed people’s perspectives with His teachings. He changed the way people thought about God with His [...]
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Think of the worst thing you have ever done that nobody knows about. In other words, what is the worst thing you’ve “gotten away with?” Every one of us has deep dark secrets. We’ve all done shameful things. If any of you are like me, you have [...]
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Friends. As I write this I am getting ready to leave for a weekend at ICYC (Idaho Catholic Youth Convention). This is a statewide convention for Catholic youth that happens every year in Idaho. This year there are over 1400 teens registered. Ironically, the theme this year [...]
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Friends. The gospel for this Sunday contains two different perspectives. In the first half of the reading, Jesus makes it very clear that if you don’t repent, you will perish. In the second half of the reading, He tells the parable of the fig tree that does [...]
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Friends. Every time this reading comes up I am tempted to write an apologetics essay on how to use this passage of scripture to defend the Catholic teaching on the saints. However, I will resist the urge to do this and instead attempt to draw your attention [...]
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