God is at work. He has a plan of salvation. Nothing happens that God does not permit, and He allows it because He will bring greater good out of it.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Puppet Show
Today, Dec. 12, 2022, two Missionary of Charity sisters, Eric and I put on a Puppet Show about Our Lady of Guadalupe for the residents, volunteers and MC Sisters at the Gift of Peace in Washington. They all enjoyed it so much that they were disappointed that no one recorded it. I confessed that we … Continue reading Our Lady of Guadalupe Puppet Show
Are You Ready?
Deacon Bob's Homily for the first Sunday of Advent 2022 (Mt 24:37-44) If you’re like me, when you heard this gospel, you probably thought to yourself, O, that’s the rapture that I’ve heard about, where some are taken, and everyone else is “left behind”. According to Brant Pitre, that’s not what Jesus is describing here. … Continue reading Are You Ready?
The Tax Collector and the Pharisee (A lesson in humility by Deacon Bob)
The gospel this week is a continuation of lessons on prayer. Last week we learned about the need to persevere in prayer. The lesson this week is the importance of humility in our prayer. I’m going to start with a little background for today’s gospel. First, in Jesus’s day, Pharisees were very highly respected. We … Continue reading The Tax Collector and the Pharisee (A lesson in humility by Deacon Bob)
Rekindling Wonder, Touching Heaven in a Screen Saturated World
Joni interviews author, Fr. Chris Seith. This is why we should leave this kind of thing to the professionals. Enjoy! This was fun. https://youtu.be/W4i6_BHpEdU
A Few Thoughts on St. Therese from Deacon Bob
In today’s gospel, we see Jesus rejoice at the things revealed to the childlike. This is a prefect opening to share some thoughts on St. Therese of the child Jesus. It’s quite amazing. She wrote 1 book, and 8 of the 11 chapters were about her life growing up in the Martin family. She only … Continue reading A Few Thoughts on St. Therese from Deacon Bob
Deacon Bob Tackles a Tough One
I have to say that when I read this gospel and started doing some research at one point I got really scared. I’ve since calmed down, but there’s no question that this parable can be challenging for us middle-class Americans. I’m going to share a few comments about the gospel and then talk about how … Continue reading Deacon Bob Tackles a Tough One
Take a Back Seat
Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted (Luke 14:1, 4:14) On the surface, Jesus’s parable sounds like a lesson in good etiquette. It’s good advice to win the esteem of others. But the commentators point out there’s more to it than that. This is really about … Continue reading Take a Back Seat
Deacon Bob on Prayer
I remember Fr. Groeschel once described petitionary prayer as ‘how do I get God to do what I want’. So, I’m going to do a little catechesis on prayer of petition, and I have 3 points. First, God wants us to pray for ourselves. Some people never pray for themselves because they think it’s selfish. … Continue reading Deacon Bob on Prayer
Servants of the Eucharist Prayer Apostolate
Pray for our Church. Pray for our world! In 1989, while surfing the Internet (is that still a thing?), I happened upon an article about Our Lady of Akita Japan that changed my life. As Sister Agnes prayed the Servant of the Eucharist Prayer, Our Lady had her insert the word “truly” between the words, … Continue reading Servants of the Eucharist Prayer Apostolate
Pain of Grace 