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    One Objective: Humility

    One Objective: Humility

    Why should you go to church on Sunday? Imagine, for one moment, that your chief objective, your highest motivation Sunday morning, is to be humbled. Suppose, for one instant, that we are not here to get a “Jesus high”. We are not here to feel the grace of God. We are not here primarily to experience quiet, peace, or reflection. God gives these to us at times, or holds them back, but they are not the point. We are here to humble ourselves, to one another, and to God. A woman f
    Death to Self: Christianity Without Asceticism Is Not Christianity

    Death to Self: Christianity Without Asceticism Is Not Christianity

    “Strip me of the consolations of my complacent spirituality. Plunge me into the darkness where I cannot rely on any of my old tricks…Take my lofty spiritual concepts and plunge them into darkness, and then burn them. Let me only love you, Beloved. Let me quietly and with unutterable simplicity just love you” (John of the Cross, Spanish priest and mystic). Nothing matters in life except worship. Nothing lasts, except worship. Nothing satisfies, but worship. We have one objecti
    Push Back Against the World

    Push Back Against the World

    “I suppose that our whole present life, looked back on from [eternity], will seem only a drowsy half-waking. We are here in the land of dreams. But the cock-crow is coming” (C. S. Lewis). Voter fraud, fascism, communism, healthcare, immigration, racism, human rights, vaccinations, stimulus checks, Hollywood, Disney, Playstation, Amazon shopping, Facebook, TikTok…these are just a few of the hot topics today. Life is not boring. The whole world shouts out with so much clamor,
    Tyranny of Distractions

    Tyranny of Distractions

    Three brothers aspired to serve God. The first wanted to be a peacemaker, the second, to feed the poor, and the third, to go to the desert to pray. The peacemaker networked with all the important people in society, the entrepreneurs, law makers, and politicians. He worked day and night. Yet, despite his dedication, war and fighting kept on happening. He gave up and went to find the second brother. He had built a soup kitchen and fed the poor day after day. Yet, no matter how

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