Nov 14, 2014
One way to think of the Church is that it is an army. When we think of armies, in the best sense of the word, one may think of an army that goes to rescue people who are in difficult and even dangerous situations. The Church exists for such a mission. Jesus, in his...
Nov 13, 2014
Another way to think of the parish is a hospital. Normally, we think of hospitals as places people go to who are sick and they want to become healed. Medicine is designed to bring healing to people’s lives. The parish is to be a place of healing and restoration of...
Nov 12, 2014
One way to think of the parish is that it is a family. In the best sense of the family, relationships are everything. A family is made up of relationships with different roles and functions and gifts. Not all are the same in a family. The roles are different. The...
Nov 10, 2014
In some ways, the early Church as seen in the Book of Acts saw themselves as a “movement.” As the Body of Christ on earth, they saw themselves engaged in communicating the Good News of Jesus Christ to a world dwelling in darkness and lost. They saw this as the sole...
Jul 5, 0205
The Christian life is not meant to be lived alone. I have often said: there are no “lone ranger” Christians!!! We were made for fellowship, sharing life and faith with brothers and sisters in Christ. Sharing our life and faith with others enables us to be accountable...
