Are you ready for the coming of Christ? This weekend in his homily, Bishop DeGrood encouraged us to walk in the light, awaken from our slumber and to put on the armor of light. Bishop also encouraged us to develop practices that will help us live in the light of the Lord and help us grow in the cardinal virtues.

You have a choice to make. To live your life with Jesus as the king of your life, or to serve yourself. This past weekend, Bishop DeGrood talked about what it means to live in cooperation with God's perfect plan, and what the pitfalls are of living for ourselves. Will you choose the path of Lucifer, who chose to serve himself? Or will you choose true freedom? The choice is yours.

Do you find it awkward to talk about your faith? Do you feel inadequate to talk about Christ and how you live your life for him? This past weekend in his homily, Bishop DeGrood talked about being comfortable with feelings of discomfort and inadequacy. He also offered encouragement in living as a Catholic in today's world, which can be hostile to the faith.

Have you ever wondered about life after death? Or what heaven will be like? This weekend's readings had a common thread: life after death. In the gospel Jesus tells us what it will be like in heaven. In his homily this weekend, Bishop DeGrood encourages us to stand strong in our faith, and to remember we are never alone on our journey to heaven.

Are you looking for love? Do you find yourself feeling unfulfilled with your efforts to find love? This weekend in his homily, Bishop DeGrood talks about the desire deep within us to find fulfilling love. Like Zacchaeus, we too desire to see Jesus, and to be seen by him. For it is only through the Lord that our hearts can be fulfilled. Bishop also reminds us that God sees our every effort to find him. Every time we pray, in our times of need, when we give him honor and glory at Mass, through our prayer practices and in our acts of charity, God sees it all.

Did you know the shepherd's staff had two purposes? It wasn't used just for walking. The end of the staff was used to keep dangers away from the herd, and the hook was used to reign in stray sheep. This weekend in his homily, Bishop DeGrood explained the correlation between Moses's staff and the bishop's crosier.

We are living in a time that is not so different from the apostles. Our society struggles to believe that there is one true God, and that there are objective truths. Ideologies such as secularism, relativism, agnosticism, witchcraft, etc. are on the rise. This weekend in his homily, Bishop DeGrood called us to be ambassadors of God's love, to discover the truth God has already revealed and to frequent the sacraments so we may bring God's love to the world.

Do you hate difficult and painful things? Most of us do. This weekend in his homily, Bishop DeGrood reminded us that we are to bear our share in the hardship for the Gospel. He also reminds us to have faith and courage in the face of trial, difficulty and adversity. Tune in to his homily to find out how his father's terminal cancer diagnosis is an example of this.

What does it mean to be a good steward? This past weekend in his homily, Bishop DeGrood reflected on the virtue of prudence and the importance of giving our time, talents, treasures and the freedom that comes from giving.

Discipline and tough love can be difficult to deal with. Regardless of whether you're on the giving or receiving end of tough love, it can be hard. It's even more difficult in today's world to give discipline and tough love because of the influences of relativism. This weekend in his homily, Bishop reflected on the tough love of his mother, and how we need discipline in our lives. He also encouraged us to embrace the gift of discipline of the laws of God so that our lives might be rightly ordered.