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Jeremiah 1:4-10 “Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” But the Lord said to…

Wisdom says that God did not create death but life and that the devil brought death. We can see God in the ecological balance in the world. Humans are, however, rational, not irrational animals, able to love the one who is love. Therefore the devil is hates humans and induced them to go in the way of death. Christians are reborn and a sign of that is the theological virtues, particularly charity, which can be seen in the ecology of charity in the Church that Paul describes. Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil and we see him in Mark healing physically, socially, and spiritually in an interconnected manner.. This calls us to be agents of healing, sacramentally and otherwise, to realize that experiencing God in nature is the first stage of contemplation and it is rooted in divine love, to see that Jesus as love comes down to us and restores the proper ordering of goods through his charity so that they bring life, and finally asking us to see how Jesus defeats the devil weaving stories together. Remember that we are witnesses of these things.

Introduction Knowledge is a powerful and useful thing in life. Whether it be developing a new skill like learning how to read or write or sing a song or ride a bike, knowledge can help us tremendously. Knowledge can help us get a job. It can help us provide for our family. Knowledge is a good thing -…

Good morning! Last week we looked at the relationship between our faith and the work of God. We read the story from Mark 9 of the father bringing his son to Jesus to have the demon cast out. We learned that God’s work in our life requires that we trust him. In that story, Jesus tells that father that…

6 After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark 7 and sent out a raven, and it kept flying back and forth until the water had dried up from the earth. 8 Then he sent out a dove to see if the water had receded from the surface of the ground. 9 But the dove could find no place to set its…

Introduction As human beings we all have a list or an order that we rank things in relation to their value. As a sports fan, I could give you a list of my favorite sports from greatest to worst and I could talk for hours on end regarding my rationale behind the ranking. For others of you, you could do…

LESSON: St. Joseph the Worker During Our Blessed Lord’s public ministry, He returned to His home town of Nazareth. Even though He already enjoyed great renown throughout the country for His preaching and teaching, healings and other miraculous works, in His home town He is still known more by His family.…

As Christians, we must deepen our relationship with Christ, so we are better able to worship Him.

God is the Creator and He has created us in order that we might create. We are responsible to use what God has given to us to create that which will glorify God. We are Created to Create.

Genesis 1:1 What is the first verb used in the bible? It is the granddaddy of all verbs-"create!" It is a verb with atomic impact. Genesis 1:1 says, "In the beginning God created..." No subtleties in this verse-it leaves no room for argument-you may choose to argue about HOW God created the heaven and…