The Amateur Christian

Friendship with Jesus - The Source of Life

When Lazarus was raised from the dead, he became almost as popular as Jesus. People wanted to see the man who had received new life, and they believed in Jesus because of him. What about us? Jesus is our friend, too!

Only Jesus - Shaking Ecclesiolatry

Do you find yourself over attached to a place or a practice or a process in the Church? Do you feel like your faith life wouldn’t be the same without it? That’s a symptom of “ecclesiolatry,” and our Gospel offers a remedy for it.

Go the Extra Mile

The Law gives us its “letter” - the bare minimum we need to do. However, the way of Jesus always goes farther. It’s at the hear of who we are because it is at the heart of who He is.

Be Grounded

When we feel like we’re “the ones who are left” and Mass feels empty, our Word calls us back to recommit to humility, to be “grounded” in Jesus.

The Search for Jesus and The Art of Living

Be Like Mary

The Church points us to Mary at the start of the year. Mary points us to Christ. Be like her and the new year will bring Faith and peace.

Out of Darkness, Joy

God, I’ve got some questions! Sometimes we might be afraid to honestly express our feelings of doubt, fear, or even anger when speaking with God. But, when John’s disciples come to Jesus with these questions, He transforms their doubt into faith and makes them evangelists.

Stuck Outside

The sins of the older brother are what keep him outside - and he doesn’t realize that. Are we stuck outside with the same sins, the same hangups? Is this the Church we want?

”If You Wanna Kiss the Sky, Better Learn How to Kneel” - The Cost of Discipleship

Has following Jesus become too “easy”?

Listen for Him

Being ready for Jesus means paying attention to what He wants - waiting in joyful expectation.