The Amateur Christian

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

Where God Is

Jesus tells us to look for the lowest places to be exalted. When we choose the lowly we will encounter the suffering. But we will encounter Jesus.

The Perfecter of Faith

When we fix our gaze in Jesus, he leads us deeper into faith, culminating in a faith that evangelizes others.

El Cumplidor de Fe

Cuando fijamos la mirada en Jesús, él nos guía a través niveles de fe; culminando en una fe que evangeliza a los demás.

Detachment

Detachment is that spiritual attitude of being free from concerns for worldly goods, power, or influence. It’s what Jesus encourages when he tells us to store up treasure in heaven and not here below.

Faith Bigger than Fear

The opposite of faith is not doubt or even atheism. The opposite is fear.

Interrupting Our Journeys

Everyone looks for the best ways to improve ourselves and to be “a good person”. Our readings this weekend tell us that it’s simpler than we think. But it will require our going out of our own way….