Sipping on the Sabbath

A door opened for Pope Leo XIV, and a door opens for us!

Jesus knows us. He knows our names. He loves each of us personally. He understands what we are experiencing in life, individually and collectively.

The Lord offers Peter a second chance. He offers us a second chance.*This episode was previously published on YouTube on April 29, 2022.

An imagined look at how the news of Easter Sunday would have been reported in a Jerusalem newspaper.

An interview with some key people from Good Friday.

An imaginary look at how the news of Jesus' death would have been reported in the local Jerusalem newspapers.

Mr. Miyagi's directive to Daniel in "The Karate Kid" - "Wax on. Wax off".

Live not in the fog, but in the full message of Holy Week!

Hope has decided for us. Will we decide for Him?

Jesus is the Hope we seek ... and it's personal!

Jesus thirsts that we thirst for Him.

Our encounter with Hope is born from a crisis, which moves us to become witnesses.

Part 1 of "Hope Does Not Disappoint" - Fr. Allan's SOTS series for Lent.

Lent is our time to turn our head and look!

Lent is our time to turn our head and look!

How can our parishes become more like meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous?

What we do and don't do in Confession.

8 reasons why we approach Jesus in Confession.

What excuses and obstacles do we use to avoid going to Confession?

The G.O.A.T. wedding was not at Cana, but on the hill of Calvary.

Fr. Allan's experience, strength and hope in the spiritual life and exercise/sports.

Getting up in the morning is not a gift, it's a decision!

Growing in holiness and staying physically fit begins with a good night sleep.

Place yourself under the care and protection of the Holy Family in Nazareth.

God enters, is found and is seen in Jesus!

The Shoot is about to Sprout!

Will I allow the Holy Spirit to do a controlled burn in my life?

Do I feel distant from the Lord; in prison; in the wilderness? I'm not forgotten!

Will I get real, not artificial, with Jesus?

Do we let the difficulties and obstacles of life make us better, or bitter?

How do we live in ambiguous certainty? Be prepared!

When was the last time I made an unrestricted gift of myself?

Jesus answers our questions. Will we answer Him?

God calls us more than we shout to Him.

We qualify for a free upgrade to eternal life.

One person sets out on a journey, while another sets out on a run. Only one makes it to the finish line.

What we have wrongly united, can the Lord rightly separate?

God knows who He is.  Do we know who we are?

You can't catch fish if your boat is tied to the dock!

The Corporal and Spiritual works of Mercy.

When we cry "When?", the Lord says "Have a seat".

Growing in the spiritual life is an inside job.

Will I decide stay with the Lord or leave Him?

We become whom we eat - Jesus in the Eucharist.

Part 3 - Does the Lord give us bread or is He the Bread He gives us? Does the Lord give us bread, or is He the Bread He gives us? 00:00 - Introduction & welcome. 01:19 - Review of Parts 1 and 2 of The Bread of Life Discourse 02:59 - Does the Lord give us bread? 05:15 - 1 Kings 19:4 - A geographical cure - "It is enough ... a days journey in the wilderness" 06:21 - 1 Kings 19:7-8 - God gives the bread (and water). 08:23 - Is He the Bread He gives? 09:24 - John 6:48-51 - "I am the Bread of Life". 10:42 - Do I ever feel like Elijah? 11:37 - John 6:37 - "... anyone who comes to me I will never drive away." 12:05 - Mt. 11:28 - "Come to me all you who are weary and I will give you rest." 13:44 - Manna satisfied the body; the Eucharist feeds our souls! 14:54 - 1 Kings 19:9 - "What are you doing here Elijah?" 16:22 - Prayer is the safest emotional place on earth. 16:53 - 1 Kings 19:11-12 - Elijah's spiritual experience. 18:04 - Why am I here? - If I've been away; if I'm hungry ... I come back. 19:10 - Our spiritual experience of the "still small voice" of the Lord. 21:13 - Prayer & Blessing. Substack – https://sippingonthesabbath.substack.com Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/sipping-on-the-sabbath/id1587758453 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/3XPu1mUdoR0MXVXcbQEhqe?si=83e19e9da821447a Website – https://padreamac.com Make a Donation – https://padreamac.com

Am I searching for the blessings of God, or the God of blessings?

Do I see the obstacle with me, or the opportunity with God?

Do I rest each day with Jesus in prayer in the deserted place of our hearts?

 What emotional and spiritual baggage am I carrying?

Will I rely on God's strength and not my own?

Into the storms of our lives, Jesus brings miracles!