Morning Message

Four times each year the Church calls to mind the gifts of the earth and asks us to give thanks. Thanks to God and thanks to farmers.

It’s not enough to say that you are Christian. It’s not even enough to believe the right things. You have to actually do it.

The Hebrew Bible ends with a prophecy that Elijah will return to herald the coming Messiah. Jews often leave an empty chair for him at seder meals. But what if he already came…

When Mary appeared to St. Juan Diego at Guadalupe in 1531 she called him “Juanito… Little John.” God did some really big things with this little peasant.

St. Ambrose is known for his outstanding teaching of the Catholic faith. His preaching also inspired the greatest convert in Church history, St. Augustine.

Jesus knows how to fish. He hooked Andrew and the other apostles. Now it’s our turn. Time to go fish.

Advent begins with the image of the mountain of God. No one climbs a mountain be accident, so we need to decide to start… today.

Today at 4pm, the year will end. Liturgically speaking. But a new year will also begin. Life is a lot like this.

If you want to change the world, you have to start small.

When you have nothing, you realize that you need everything. We are meant to live connected.

Jesus called Matthew in the very act of tax collecting. He’ll call you in the midst of your sin too.

Reject Satan. Choose God. Repeat over and over, every day, for the rest of your life.

If you love someone, you want to know and share in everything about them, even their suffering. St. Francis loved Jesus like this.

Standing by the cross of Jesus was his mother. Mary also stands by us as we carry the cross of suffering.

Familiarity breeds contempt. It happened to the Israelites in the wilderness and it often happens at Mass.

God made the world to work a certain way. Living within the truth of that system leads to happiness.

Pain is often something we want to forget. Today we remember one of the most painful moments in American history and promise once again to never forget.

It’s Red Friday! Yes, today we celebrate the holy martyrs Menodora, Metrodora, and Nymphodora. And those other guys.

If you want to change the world, start small. Where there is no love, put love, and you will get love.

On the Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we recall how God predestined her to be his mother and we are grateful for her fiat.

St. Paul invites us today to walk with Jesus. The Christian life is not primarily a way of thinking but a way of doing.

If you’re going fishing, it’s all about finding the right lure. The same is true when fishing for faith.

The staff at Miranda Camp live like it’s 1838, in a log cabin with no electricity. Today I ask them about finding God and happiness in their simple way of life.

Sometimes we don’t reach the goals we intend. But maybe more important is how we live, and even die, trying to reach those goals.

Can’t we all just get along? I went to Fish Camp at Philmont to find some answers.

At Philmont, we have a special grace before meals prayer. It all boils down to thanksgiving.

Why does God allow so much suffering? Maybe everything works out “in the end,” but that often doesn’t help much in the present.

Today is the anniversary of the dedication of the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. It’s kind of a big deal.

Buglers throughout the country join together today at 3pm local time to play “Taps” and honor the fallen. May they rest in peace.

Jesus taught with authority. Is your life subject to that authority, the authority of truth, or are you your own authority?

The Holy Spirit, God, dwells within you and that makes you a temple. But sometimes temples need cleaning, like in today’s gospel.

If we want God to “renew the face of the earth,” we might expect this act of re-creation to look similar to the original act of creation.