Why do we build a church? We (Christians) build to see God. In 1 Chronicles 22:19 God says “Seek me, build me a temple”. Building a space for a community to encounter God is one of the most basic acts of drawing heaven into your world. It has been this way for centuries. The Shunamite  Read more …

“The day will come.” Devastation. Ruin. Emptiness. Is this the fate of the earth? Jesus Himself, in today’s Gospel, saw terrible times ahead, a day coming when not one stone of our human temple will rest on another. He warned of the signs. There will be wars and insurrections. Nations will fight to the death  Read more …

Why do we call Mary the “Mother of God”? A History Lesson The image of Mary as Queen Mother is directly related to the first official Marian dogma defined by the Church: Mary’s status as Mother of God. The Greek word for the title is Theotokos, which literally means “God-bearer.” That title is one of  Read more …

The Sins that Misshape Us Saint Paul, in today’s epistle fires a serious warning to the unrepentant. He predicts God’s punishment for those who cling to their sins; they will die just as God punished unrepentant Israelis in the wilderness (Ex 14). Already, in this exciting fourteenth chapter of the Book of Exodus, the characteristic  Read more …

Why give back to God? When? How much? I’m sure you’ve heard and read about how we are supposed to be giving people. While we may accept and agree with that, many of us have an inner dialogue that occurs when God asks us to give something. We wonder why God is asking us to  Read more …

Faith or Worship? Not everyone who said Lord, Lord will enter his kingdom??? What does that means? Someone once said the time is fast approaching when one will either be a mystic or an unbeliever. He’s right. None of us can rely much longer on the fact that we were once given the faith and  Read more …

Why do we need a church building? We (Christians) build to see God. In 1 Chronicles 22:19 God says “Seek me, build me a temple”. Building a space for a community to encounter God is one of the most basic acts of drawing heaven into your world. It has been this way for centuries. The  Read more …

Tested 12 times by God Abraham’s faith was tested at least twelve specific times. Some of them were not what we might call big tests, but together they establish a picture of Abraham as a person whose faith was genuine. After the last of these, God said, “Now I know that you fear God, because  Read more …

Are You a Christian? I guess the majority, if not all, say yes. But what do you really mean when you call yourself Christian? Is your Christian identity a “status quo” (something acquired once for good)? Is it a “metanoia,” meaning something in perpetual progression? Where do you range your “Christianity”? This is a crucial  Read more …

Last week, my reflection was centered on the Sunday’s gospel: the miraculous fishing. Peter and companions experienced God’s power after a disappointing night shift. Peter’s patience and his obedience to the word of the Lord bore fruit. This week, I want to look at Moses’s experience on the top of Mt Sinai. This is the  Read more …