It's easy to make excuses in the spiritual life, especially in Lent. Even the Pharisees made excuses for their lack of faith in the Gospel. But when we consider the lavish invitation that God is offering us and the amazing ways He has shown His love, we ought to put away our excuses and make resolution to follow Him with our whole heart!

When Jesus asks the Samaritan woman for a drink, He is thirsting for more than ordinary water. Rather, He burns with an unquenchable thirst for her love, for her soul. As our world grows more apathetic towards the Lord, His thirst continues to grow. How can we quench the burning thirst of Jesus?

To be "awesome" means to be full of awe, wonder, astonishment at something. And this is never more true than in the Transfiguration, when the Apostles fell on their faces, trembling, in the presence of the Awesome One. We, too, know by faith that Jesus is among us - how do we reverence His Name, His plans, and His Eucharistic Body and Blood?

Concluding our discussion from two weeks ago, Fr. Joseph expounds upon the final two parts of the Good News of Jesus Christ: that although we had turned away from Him through sin, His death reconciled us to God so that we can now live with Him through faith.

Jesus tells us to be perfect...but I thought no one was perfect! Rather, Christ tells us to live out our destiny as sons and daughters of the Most High God. We may look ordinary, but we have a noble calling and a dignity that far surpasses all the riches and honors of this earth. Tune in to hear how this dignity is lived out!

We hear that term a lot - the Good News of Jesus Christ. But what does it mean? What is the "Good News" that He has come to bring us? Tune in for Part 1 of the core message of the Gospel - that God loves us, and that we have turned our backs on Him through sin!

Salt was much more than a flavoring in Jesus' day - it also preserved food from corruption. So, when Jesus calls us the salt, He is saying that we have the role of living so radically for Him that the lives of Christians prevent the world from falling into utter ruin. Will you - and I - be the salt that saves our country and our world?

The Chosen People delighted in their unique relationship with God - and Jesus Christ came to form a new Chosen People, the Catholic Church. Built not on 12 tribes but on 12 Apostles, the Church is not just a gathering of believers but a mystical extension of Christ's life on earth. Tune in to hear how our Faith traces its connection back to the Twelve!

Ordinary Time is not "boring time" - rather, it is a time to focus on the Universal Call to Holiness. Every baptized Christian has the duty to seek the fullness of perfection and holiness by living a life in union with Jesus Christ. It doesn't require anything extraordinary, just your ordinary life lived for Him! Tune in to hear some myths about holiness debunked, and find out how to live holiness in everyday life!

How did the Magi learn that there would be a Messiah in Israel? Because of a seemingly-unconnected tragedy in Israel's history, six hundred years earlier! History is not just a series of events and battles, philosophies and cultures - rather, it is the unfolding of God's providential plan for the salvation of souls and the restoration of all things in Christ. What role do you and I play in this majestic plan? We ARE part of a quest, and can cooperate with His designs - because history is truly His story!