Holy Gospel: April 1, 2011 "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength." (Mark 12:28-34)
Holy Gospel: March 19 "Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?" (Luke 2: 41-51a)
Blessed Is He Who Does Not Fall Away... Many times in our lives, God throws us a curve ball. How are we to respond so that we hit a home run, rather than strike out?
God’s Way, Not Our Way When you don't understand the stumbling block that is in your path, when you don't know where to turn, remember God is there and touches your life in ways you don't recognize at first but later on it all makes sense.
Thirst What makes you thirsty? What does one of Jesus "Seven Last Words" have to do with you and your everyday life?
Holy Gospel: March 18 "Woever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 5: 17-19)
God, the Merciful King Challenge: Think of someone who has offended you and say a prayer asking God to help you forgive this person.
Accepting Christ Challenge: Look for a moment during the day to welcome Christ’s teaching into your life.
Purify Us, Lord! Challenge: Weigh what is first in your life against what it ought to be, according to God’s will. Then, take a specific step to reestablish the proper order.
Grateful for His Mercy Challenge: Say a heartfelt act of contrition, relishing God's love and mercy.
Holy Gospel: March 13 "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone." (Matthew 21: 33-43, 45-46)
Embryonic Stem-Cell Research (Part Two) The morality of Embryonic Stem-Cell Research is a difficult moral question. We conclude this presentation with the Church’s positions on this matter.
Embryonic Stem-Cell Research (Part One) Is it moral and ethical to harvest embryos? If certain medical cures are developed from taking the life of the embryo would it be morally wrong to use the cure?