All of us feel tempted to sin. Our nature is weak, and the counterfeit happiness that sin offers us certainly feels attractive! So how to we overcome the universal experience of temptation? And why does God allow us to be tempted at all, knowing that it can separate us from Him? Tune in to hear how to deal with temptation!

Memento Mori - Remember your death. Lent, and particularly Ash Wednesday, gives us the opportunity to reflect upon the shortness of life and the length of eternity. At the end of our lives, only two choices remain - an eternal triumph in Heaven, or an eternal tragedy in Hell. But Lent is a course correction, so that we may pursue Heaven more eagerly!

The average American spends over $1,700 annually on beauty products. But our demeanor and countenance has less to do with creams and makeup, and more to do with how it reflects the state of our soul. Sin disfigures us, while true beauty comes from a well-ordered soul resplendent in virtues.

A simple three-word prayer that can make you a saint: "For You, Jesus." It transforms everyday life - the joys and the sorrows, the mundane and the extraordinary - into a living sacrifice. Pray it often, and you will sanctify everything. For You, Jesus.

Jesus Christ demands allegiance over family, work, and recreation, but many people fear that to give Him rule over our life would be to become "too radical". Why does He deserve our total gift of self? Because when the Innocent One dies to pardon the guilty, He has purchased our lives with an incomprehensible cost - and we have received a benefit far outweighing anything we could imagine.

In a world where we are surrounded by a cacophony of voices from advertisers, the media, TikTok, and other people, it can be hard to hear the Voice of Christ. Yet His voice cuts through all the chaos and confusion with the clear light of Truth. How is His voice different from the messages we get from the world? And how can we best hear His voice in the mayhem of our noisy culture?

It's uncouth to show up empty-handed, as gifts can grow a relationship. The Magi knew it, and brought significant gifts to the infant Jesus. We, too, are called to give of ourselves - and in giving, we find ourselves transformed. Perhaps we have never truly encountered the Lord because we haven't given enough of ourselves to Him!

In a world that tells young couples to follow their dreams, travel, and keep their cash for themselves, it can be countercultural to be open to life. But children have always been seen as a blessing, not a burden! Parents have the great privilege of co-creating with God a new soul, which is destined for eternal life, and then raising that child to be a saint. Parents ought to rejoice in the daring, dangerous, yet joy-filled duty of children!

Christmas is not about Santa or fruitcakes or Bing Crosby songs. It's truly Christ's-Mass, where He continues to offer Himself in a humble, vulnerable way as He did as a baby. Christ, the True Bread from Heaven, burned with a desire to be with us, so He took on Flesh...and then gave us His Flesh to eat. O come, let us adore Him - at every Eucharistic sacrifice!

Jesus Christ came to bring glad tidings - of what? To liberate captives - from what? To pronounce a year of favor - but what does that mean? He did not come for no purpose - hear the "mission statement" of Jesus the Messiah, and how it applies to our life this Advent!