Month: June 2017

Jesus? Is That Really You?

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. The majority of our Christian brothers and sisters of other denominations don’t believe in the true Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. They believe that when Jesus said (in today’s Gospel) “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me

“You Are My Son, and the One True King”

You should all know what this quote is from. That’s right: The Lion King. Mufasa says this to Simba from the clouds. Simba has been struggling to come to terms with his past, and his dad, although dead, is there for him to guide him. Yet where was Mufasa for all those years as Simba grew

Easier Said Than Done

Oh Paul, you make things sound so easy. The advice given in the second letter to the Corinthians (from our 2nd Reading today) sounds so simple. Too simple. It makes it sound easy, which I think leads to many of us not really adhering to that advice. If I went through that whole list, I’m

No Matter What the Pentecost

I love learning about our Church. I got this book—The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: New Testament. It’s awesome. It takes certain words or phrases within Scripture, and explains them in more detail, and anything that references the Old Testament is noted. There’s so much depth to Scripture. For example, the first line of the First

Welcome the Wear-y

Awhile ago, I was talking with a teen who got Confirmed last year. We were talking about how she hasn’t been going to Mass lately, but has been attending service at a non-Catholic Christian church. When I asked why, she said that one time when she went over the summer, a woman came up to