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Following Christ
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 7/27/23
Following Christ will take everything we have. Are we ready to give it all? At the end of our lives, let us hope we can say truthfully that we sold all we had in order to purchase the field which contained the great treasure.
When the disciples cannot understand something
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 7/20/23
When the disciples cannot understand something, they approach Jesus, and beseech him to explain. Let us be this forthcoming when we are discerning the will of God or struggling with a decision. Let us ask him to explain in words we can understand.
We are all sowers in the field.
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 7/13/23
We are all sowers in the field. Our time, our money, our attention: these finite resources are the seeds, and the choice is ours where we scatter them. Do we focus our efforts on soil that will bear fruit for the kingdom?
The Christian life does not require wisdom, charisma, or strength
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 7/07/23
The Christian life does not require wisdom, charisma, or strength — no, quite the opposite. To be Christian, we must embrace our faults, our littleness, our shortcomings — gather them up, and lay them all at the feet of Jesus. There, they will be transformed.
Our relationship with Christ
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 6/30/23
Our relationship with Christ is the ultimate starting point. The wellspring. Every good quality in our character, every kind action of our lives, every devout practice of our day must flow from this place where we encounter him in our hearts
Christ promises to acknowledge us before his Father
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 6/22/23
Christ promises to acknowledge us before his Father if we will acknowledge him. In what ways are we called to acknowledge Christ today? In what ways are we tempted to deny him, to distance ourselves from him?
Open our Hearts
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 6/15/23
Without cost we have received, without cost we are to give. Do we open our hearts to one another with the same reckless love and mercy that God opens His heart to us? How quickly the world could change if we did.
The Eucharist
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 6/06/23
The Eucharist is the most sacred thing in the world, and yet in his mercy, God has made it accessible. In the Eucharist, God bends to meet us. Appearing under the appearance of our daily nourishment, he makes it not just possible but simple — blessedly simple — to ... Read More »
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 6/01/23
On this Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, we are reminded to encourage one another, to show affection and support. Can we do it? Can we do it in our daily interactions, in our families? Can we even do it on social media?
The disciples at Pentecost
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 5/26/23
The disciples at Pentecost were given the grace to speak in the tongues of many nations. When we engage with those who do not believe, who disagree with us, are we speaking the right language? We have to use the words they are able to understand — not just ... Read More »