One of my favorite things to do over the past few years has been serving my local Catholic parish church, Saint Christopher's, as a lector. I get to utilize the gift of public speaking that was given to me by God in presenting his Word to my community of believers. That is, quite frankly, a … Continue reading You are worthy
Remaining thankful in the worst of times
If we live long enough here on earth, every single one of us is going to experience difficult times. Some of those are going to overwhelm us, challenging us to the limits of our ability to recover feelings of joy, peace, and thankfulness.This coming week here in America we will celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving … Continue reading Remaining thankful in the worst of times
The Substance and Evidence That is True Faith
What is faith? A direct answer has been provided for us in the 11th chapter of the book of Hebrews. This one book of the Bible provides in its forty relatively short verses an exact meaning, and some definitive examples of this often misunderstood and often undervalued spiritual principle. Hebrews begins with the definition, that … Continue reading The Substance and Evidence That is True Faith
The temple of you
We've all done it from time to time, taken a good, hard, long look in the mirror. That isn't meant to be rhetorical. I mean actually looked at our visage as it is reflected back to us, our physical appearance.The reactions to that visage spread out across a wide spectrum from "yeah, baby, I got … Continue reading The temple of you
Embarrassed about Christ?
There are many people in this world, especially right here in the United States, who would describe themselves if pushed into a corner as Christians.However, many would have to almost literally be pushed into that corner and have a knife held to their throat to admit it. You might then even get their denomination: Catholic, … Continue reading Embarrassed about Christ?
MATT VEASEY 