The Amateur Christian

Epiphany: The Power of Wonder

We cannot experience wonder when things go the way we expect. By doing things “the way we’ve always done,” we can cut ourselves off from the encounter with God and miss the great things He is doing with us.

Epiphany: The Power of Wonder

We cannot experience wonder when things go the way we expect. By doing things “the way we’ve always done,” we can cut ourselves off from the encounter with God and miss the great things He is doing with us.

“What Would You Do If You Were Human?”

Artificial intelligence has some ideas if it was human for a day. However, God became human - not for a day but for a lifetime. Jesus is what God would do if He was human

San José y Verdadera Justicia

La justicia de José, atemperada con su compasión, es lo que hizo posible la Sagrada Familia. ¿Cómo podemos imitar esta justicia en nuestra vida?

Joseph and True Righteousness

Joseph was a “righteous man,” we are told. Yet he was also compassionate and loved Mary very much. Because of his righteousness AND compassion, the Holy Family was made possible. What can we learn from this quiet father of Jesus?

A Dance With the King

We are not anonymous members of the Kingdom, or are we unimportant and simply “tolerated” by Jesus. He loves us and chooses us to share His life - the life of the King.

Jesus: Nuestro Systema GPS!!

The Need for Aaron and Hur

A pretty personal homily about the need - the deep need - to pray for our leaders and for our priests

It’s Never Too Late To Do Some Good

The chasm was put there by the rich man himself. Every time you or I deny someone a good that they deserve because of their human dignity, we are forging a chasm of our own.

El Costo del Discipulado

Seguir a Cristo viene con un coste