Browsing the September 2023 archive of PARISH BLOG - INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK
God invites each of us to work in His vineyard
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 9/30/23
God invites each of us to work in His vineyard, but it’s our choice whether we “clock in” or stay home. Let’s never fail to show up. It’s the most important job we will ever have.
Let us never make the grave mistake of assuming we earn our salvation!
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 9/23/23
Let us never make the grave mistake of assuming we earn our salvation in the same way we earn a wage. It is a gift lavished upon us by a God who does not count the hours of our labor or measure the amount of our output
Take some time to reflec
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 9/18/23
Take some time to reflect on the enormity of what Christ offers us in salvation. Can we find the strength to offer just a fraction of that to our brothers and sisters?
Thank God
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 9/11/23
Our personal relationship with Christ is important, yes — but thank God, that is not all there is to being a Christian. We depend upon the support, the encouragement, and even the correction of the rest of the Body of Christ.
A love of suffering does not come naturally to us as humans.
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 9/05/23
A love of suffering does not come naturally to us as humans. We have no instinct to throw our arms around a rough and heavy cross — no, we shy away from it. But as adopted children of God, crafted lovingly in His image, our inheritance is the grace ... Read More »