Glory be to Jesus Christ! Any teacher will tell you that the most difficult student to teach isn’t the one who doesn’t know anything, but the one who thinks he already knows everything. You might have an important message to transmit but he’s heard it. He knows it. Until he accepts that he is a […]
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Mark 8:30-34- Get Behind Me Satan!
Glory be to Jesus Christ! Get behind me Satan! There are some of the strongest words uttered against someone by our Lord in all the gospels- period! It only appears even more harsh considering the fact that it comes a few verses after Peter correctly identifies who the Lord really is. And yet, it shouldn’t surprise […]
Luke 6:17-23- Keep your Eyes on the Flag!
Glory be to Jesus Christ! Do you enjoy playing golf? I’m not too good at it myself, but I really enjoy heading out on a warm summer day and embarrassing myself for an afternoon. Some of the courses that golfers take on can be quite challenging where you are not sure where it is that […]
Luke 18:31-34 – We (Should) Know Better
Glory be to Jesus Christ! As we continue our reading of the Gospel of Luke, we see the ultimate trajectory of the Son of Man. He must enter Jerusalem to be mocked, tortured and killed. The disciples do not understand what is happening as these events are “hidden from them,” and we can’t really hold […]