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Good News to all creation.” Mark 16:15
Building on last week’s homily reflecting on turning 70 and 52 years of Jesuit ministry, Fr. Michael relates his own “Stepping Stone” moment where Jesus reached out and healed him. To read the prayer from Mother Teresa that Fr. Michael references, scroll down. A Last Prayer I worry some of you still have not really…
“My brothers and sisters, count it pure joy when you are involved in every sort of trial. Remember that when your faith is tested this makes for endurance.” James 1:2-3 Michael was always a natural motivator. If someone was having a bad day, he’d be the one saying, “Look on the positive side.”…
“I came that they may have life and have it to the full.” John 10:10 Laura Ingalls Wilder had a rough early life, moving from place to place. She became a teacher before she married. Later, she helped her husband on the farm. She lost a child and took care of her husband…
“My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish.” John 10:27 In olden days, shepherds would sometimes pool their flocks together on one common ground to better safeguard them through the night. That way, they could take turns keeping the…
“Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart.” Psalm 90:12 Imagine having a bank account where money is automatically deposited each morning. Now, imagine the sum deposited each day is a whopping $86,400! Let that sink in. Each day, you are given $86,400 to do with as…
“Come to me, all you who are weary and find life burdensome, and I will refresh you. Take my yoke upon your shoulders and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart. Your souls will find rest, for my yoke is easy and my burden light.” Matthew 11:28–30 Every Sunday…
Building on last week’s meditation, Fr. Michael guides us through a litany of prayer needs anchored by the same five most powerful words in the English language: Jesus I Trust in You. In the meditation, he references this worksheet to use: Yesterday’s Video Homily – Jesus says, “Come to me” Friday’s Seeds…
On the moment of his 70th birthday and inspired by the prayer, “Prophets of a Future Not Our Own” by Bishop Ken Untener, Fr. Michael reflects on his life and ministry and the awareness that God is God, and we are not. Read the full text and history of Bishop Untener’s prayer below. Prophets of…
“Come to me, all you who are weary and find life burdensome, and I will refresh you. Take my yoke upon your shoulders and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart. Your souls will find rest, for my yoke is easy and my burden light.” Matthew 11:28–30 When a…
“See what love the Father has bestowed on us in letting us be called children of God!” 1 John 3:1 In 1988, an earthquake hit Armenia, killing an estimated 25,000 people. Just after the earthquake, a father rushed to his son’s school only to find it had been flattened. There was no sign…