The Church of the Blessed Sacrament

To live without God is perhaps rather like living without the fire we should have, or without that thing that brings everything together so that what we're doing makes sense and feels natural.

The Trinity is foundational to everything we do as Catholics. As we consider the virtue of faith as a gift from God, we must believe everything the Lord reveals.

Can someone become Holy without the Holy Spirit? It is the Holy Spirit that helps us live the life we were created for.

What began on Pentecost is still going on, because we are still part of the same Body of Christ.

Through the Ascension, there's a new reality in heaven that had never been there before. That is the humanity of Jesus Christ.

Through His death, resurrection, and ascension, Jesus shows us our path. That we too will die with Him, we will rise with Him, and we too will ascend into heaven to be with Him always.

Jesus does not take all our problems away or make everything perfect. But in the midst of all that, He gives us the peace that only God can give.

Christianity is not a moral code; it is about a relationship with Christ.

Acts 6:1-7

Acts 6:1-7

Jesus calls us not only to follow Him but to imitate Him. 

Do we draw on the example of St. Peter to preach the truth with conviction and the heart of the Good Shepherd?

We have to depend on the truth that Jesus is the only way because it is the truth.

On the road to Emmaus, Jesus shows us that everything must be seen in the light of the Resurrection.

We all need the Lord's mercy, and He is more than willing to give it to us.

After coming through 40 days of losing ourselves, we now have 50 days to find ourselves in Christ and His joy.

The darkness of sin and death is replaced with the grace of God.

Jesus accepted his passion, accepting all the pain and suffering that came with it. He did not merely endure it out of perfect obedience and submission to the Father, but out of love for us.

Christ died on the cross out of a love that you and I cannot comprehend. A love that is individual, particular, and specific. It's personal to each and every one of us.

With the grace of Jesus Christ, we may even become saints so that our death can truly become a celebration of our entrance into eternal life.

If you have had a great Lent, ask the Lord to give you perseverance in your prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. If you haven't had a great Lent, there are still two weeks to recommit.

The miracles of Jesus are to help the people of that time and even us still to know who he is. And once we know who he is, we recognize that the greatest thing that afflicts me is not a physical ailment, it is my sin.

St. Celidonius suffered for the sin of the world in being born blind. And he was made new through the grace of Jesus Christ.

He does suffer when we reject Him. But his love never changes for us, and it is stronger than death.

How will you respond when you hear the voice of God?

The transfiguration hints at the beauty to come through the cross. Our springtime renewal can only come through our sharing in His cross.  

Like St. Francis, we can be victorious through Christ.

We can allow our temptations to become a means of approaching God, knowing that God will ultimately bring about the greater good. 

Jesus teaches about anger and marriage.

The Commandments go beyond the letter of the law to the heart.

Too often we have excuses ready for why we cannot be the salt, or the light. But that is what we are called to be.

Will you answer the call and be men and women of integrity. Answering the call to be the light of the world.

Blessed are the Peacemakers

The Beatitudes are the high point of Christian morality.

There is power in the words of Christ. When we really listen to the words of Christ, it has the power to change us.

Peace can only be achieved through our holiness. We have to show the love of our God to people who do not like us; we have to show His love to everyone.

In His coming to us in this life, He is gentle.

Through His baptism, God shows His love for us as He identifies with us, sinners.

Through the hidden years, Jesus becomes one of us and sacrifices our lives.

The Holy Spirit is not done working. The Holy Spirit is moving, so we have room for Christ in our hearts.

Looking at the three gifts of the wise men can help us reflect on what we should bring to the Christ child.

He is coming to remove the great apostle between men and God, sin. He did not come to condemn the world as he could; he came to save us.

The Christmas Call to Sharing

Jesus came as a sheep at the nativity. He will come on the last day as a lion and is waiting to meet you now as a friend.

How will you meet Christ? Will you be able to run out to Him with all your righteous deeds?

The same Christ who came two thousand years ago will come again. Are you spiritually prepared and ready to receive Him?

On Christ the King Sunday, we remember how Christ redeemed us. In His weakness, we are made strong, and through His death, the gates of heaven are opened.

If I were the only sinner, Jesus would have done everything He did just for me.

Jesus confronts His own death in the destruction of the temple.

Remembering 40 years of Stewardship in our parish as we look towards our own commitment and response in gratitude for what God has given us.

God does not look upon anything with disgust and can not look upon anyone in hate, as it is against His nature. God never calls us by our sins; He calls us by our name.