Insidious recusancy is The soul's refusal To kneel without surrendering. In an earlier time, the recusant At least confessed his division openly. Bearing the cost of his conscience before God. But this generation? Its quieter defiance keeps the refusal and Forsakes the honesty. It comes to worship, Lifts its voice in the psalm, Bows at the appointed hour. In other words, It withholds the heart, The one true offering that is asked. Outwardly faithful, Inwardly withdrawn, It pr

The Lord rejoices in all those who choose to come to the table; that is, to know, love, and serve Him, and to partake of the Sacraments of Baptism, Chrismation, Communion, Confession, Anointing, Marriage, and Ordination. This is, in great measure, what it means to say "yes" to God. But this "yes" also means taking the harder way. It means rejecting idols and choosing God over anyone and everyone else, including family members and friends. God first and always! The Sunday of A

We tend to take for granted that we are a people called to the heavenly kingdom by God through His love, mercy, joy, and desire for our salvation. Thus, we are reminded today to have faith in the Holy Trinity, to believe in Christ, and to seek the Holy Spirit. And this is how we live like we mean it: pray intimately with God every day in order to know His will, and to love and sacrifice for Him (and His people) with all our mind, all our heart, all our soul, and with every la

Commemorating the building of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Sept 13) - which people visit to pay homage where Jesus was crucified and buried - reminds all of us to think of life itself as a pilgrimage to God. What does this mean? While life is filled with many responsibilities, our greatest focus each day should always be paid to our journey with God who creates, redeems, and sanctifies us.