Today our Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven; let our hearts ascend with him. Listen to the words of the Apostle: “If you have risen with Christ, set your hearts on the things that are above where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God; seek the things that are above, not the things that are on earth” (Colossians 3:1-2). More »
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Before he left his disciples and ascended to heaven, Jesus promised to send his Holy Spirit to enliven their faith, to give them wisdom, and to console them in times of need. And from that point on, believers have come to understand that we all need the Holy Spirit to live out our faith and to be the Lord’s witness. More »
We don’t seem to realize that without the spirit of God in us on a daily basis, we could never exist! At every given moment—whether we’re having fun or are in pain, whether we’re serious or silly, whether we’re wide awake or fast asleep—we are being kept alive by the spirit of God that is in us. More »
It is a common misconception that the portrayal of God is very different in the New Testament from the picture we see in the Old Testament. More »
I love to read the different conversion stories in the Bible. They always move me to evangelize. Some of my favorites include the story of Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman in John 4, the story of Peter meeting Cornelius in Acts 10, and the story of the Philippian jailer in Acts 16. More »
Everything is new, as we begin the Easter season! For seven weeks, we hear about the new life that the apostles received at Pentecost. We learn about the new gathering of believers, which came to be called the church. And we discover how these first believers came to live out the new commandment to love one another. More »
It began as an ordinary day, like so many others. I was at home—eight months pregnant with my third child—feeding my one-year-old daughter and watching through the window as my son, Neil, played outside. More »
For years I fingered my rosary at night when I couldn’t sleep, repeating my childhood prayers without thinking much about their meaning. I wasn’t even fully aware of the “mysteries” I was supposed to be meditating on; I just wanted the mantra to lull me into slumber. More »