I’ve been reading a book of the letters of Blessed Zélie Martin titled “A Call to a Deeper Love”. Theres much I could say about her and her writing, but one thing that has stuck with me is: We’re not on this earth for our enjoyment. Those who expect to enjoy life are...

In the Gospel passage read at Catholic Masses yesterday, Jesus presents his discourse on the vine and the branches. He refers to Himself as the vine and us as the branches. He expects us to “bear fruit” in our lives lest we be be thrown out and burned. It seems that every time I...

In the Gospel reading yesterday (the first Sunday of Lent) we were told the account of when Jesus retreated to the desert for 40 days. During this time he fasted and the gospel says he was “tempted by Satan”.  Later it says he returned to Galilee after John had been arrested and...

Being a Christian who likes to start each day with a spot of prayer (something I’ve found essential for navigating the complexities of a busy daily schedule with balance and composure) earlier this morning I found myself reading the following passage from the Gospel of Mark chapter 9...

Today’s Gospel, read at Catholic Sunday Mass, continues to focus on Jesus’ ministry of performing miracles by healing illness and driving out demons. As I wrote last week, miracles happen in many different ways. Some miracles, especially big ones, are easy to recognize and others, the...