GOOD FRIDAY & EASTER SUNDAY. As we enter into His Passion on Good Friday, we prayerfully follow Him to the Cross, and to His tomb.  And when we awaken on Easter Sunday, we recognize once again, that ‘He Is Risen’ today, and every day, for the rest of our lives. 

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THE PRESENCE OF GOD IN OUR LIVES.  Our spiritual lives are richer when we can take pleasure in God's divine company, and speak to Our Lord humbly and lovingly, without inhibitions.  But how?  Let's check in with Brother Lawrence, who developed a simple method of focused prayer, which can help us connect with God in all seasons and at every moment, without limiting the conversation in any way.

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EMOTIONAL INFIDELITY.  When two people in a marriage are intentional about building unity and serving each other, they are protecting their marriage from potential dangers and temptations. But cultivating intimacy with someone other than one's spouse, or slowly transferring affections and attention to someone outside the marriage, is exposing oneself to sin with something we may call "emotional infidelity."

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ASH WEDNESDAY.  "Gotta get my ashes!”  Ok, but what else do I need to think about, as I prepare for Lent this year? 

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GOD'S WILL — BOTH ABSOLUTE AND PERMISSIVE.  If God’s will if omniscient and all-powerful, how can "free will" also prevail? God lovingly allows our free will, so that through our own spiritual journey and discernment, we may find our way to freely love Him and serve Him, above all things.

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OFFERING IT UP.  It sounds like old-school Catholicism, but "offering it up" is our prayerful response to the hurt, disappointment, and antagonisms we are all called to bear in our lives. It means asking God to use these crosses as fertilizer for growth in our quest for inner peace, patience, and holiness.  

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THE PARABLE OF THE RICH FOOL.  Jesus tells the story of a man who tore down his barns to build bigger ones, so that he could store all of his material wealth safely for years to come. But God demanded his life suddenly, that very night.  And the lesson is, "Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself, but is not rich in what matters to God."

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THE LITTLE WAY.  Saint Thérèse of Lisieux showed us a way to God by performing day-to-day tasks and actions with great love.  It is through a humble dependence on God — recognizing our "littleness" — that our love and trust expand into the Heart of Jesus.  

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THE LAW OF THE GIFT.  Vatican II proclaimed that the human person cannot fully find himself except through the sincere gift of himself. The Council referred to Jesus' teaching that "whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it."  Pope St. John Paul II said, "In this way Jesus proclaims that life finds its center, its meaning, and its fulfillment, when it is given up as a gift to God."

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WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET MARRIED IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. Many young Catholics today choose to be married in a special location, with the beauty of a mountaintop or the stunning sunset at the beach as a backdrop -- a destination wedding. But there are some good reasons to reconsider and reflect on this, and to intentionally decide to get married in the sacred beauty of the Church.  

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