The Amateur Christian

The Mountain: It’s Good that We are Here

To go up the mountain is a special grace, and we get that at every Mass. But we cannot stay there nor relegate our faith life to just some memorial. We still follow Jesus.

Dónde Está Nuestro Fruto?

Jesús está claro. Dios busca nuestros frutos. Fruto es algo que da alegría y nutre a los demás y invita a otros a acercarse al árbol. ¿Lo hace nuestra parroquia?

Where is Our Fruit?

Jesus is clear that God is looking for our fruit. Fruit is something that delights and feeds others, and it invites us to draw closer to the tree. Is that what our parishes are doing?

El Remedio de Dios: El Descanso

La ocupación está matándonos. Jesús nos ofrece el remedio en la invitación al descanso.

A Place for Jesus

Do we save a place for Jesus in our lives? In our homes? Our schedules? Do we live in the expectation of encountering Christ?

Un Espacio para Jesús

¿Donde está el espacio en su vida para el Señor? ¿Tiene usted un expectación de encontrarlo hoy?

Being Shaped by the Eucharist

For all our concern and talk about What the Blessed Sacrament IS, do we reflect on what it DOES in the life of the disciples and the Church?

Gathering what was Scattered

Satan’s job is to scatter us - to alienate us from God, from one another, from ourselves. Today, God sends His Holy Spirit as the Advocate - the One who stands beside us and reforges the unity that God intended for us from the beginning.

The Threefold Body of Christ

The Ascension of Jesus puts the Mystical Body of Christ to work in the world. We have clear orders to honor Christ’s Body, whether we find Him on the Altar at Mass or when we find Him on the Altar of the street.

Alleluia - It’s an Invitation

We might know that “Alleluia” means “Praised be the Lord,” but did you know that’s is much more than that? It’s an invitation to shine!