Catholic Cardinal Reflections

February 6, 2011 - Ever been whitewater rafting? When a person agrees to follow Jesus Christ, it is very much like rafting on the river. We are all poor in spirit. Yet, when we work with the Lord, it will be a wild ride...sort of like whitewater rafting.

January 30, 2011 - Saint Thomas Aquinas defines humility as a person seeing God as God sees him or her. Let us put aside our false notion of humility, and be poor in spirit.

January 16, 2011 - Father Nathan offers a reflection on the weekend's readings, especially in light of the tragedy in Tucson, Arizona.

January 9, 2011 - When John the Baptist baptized his cousin, his entire life transformed. What about us? How have our lives ben transformed by encountering Jesus Christ?

December 25, 2010 - And the Word became Flesh and dwelt among us.Its easy for us to marginalize our spiritual lives at times.But Jesus Christ, born today, held the full human experience.Essentially everything we experience Jesus had experienced, only more profoundly.May we Christify our lives and allow Christ to be born in all that we do.

December 25, 2010 - God is the Giver of All Good Gifts. He lavishes us with his gifts, especially the 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit. What are you hungry to receive this Christmas?

December 19, 2010 - We are always trying to do the right thing.But doing what we think is right is not always necessarily the will the God the Father.

December 12, 2010 - Are you the one we're waiting for, or ought we wait for another?

Jesus encourages the followers of John the Baptist to tell John what they see--including the dead being raised. Fr. Nathan shares a story about a dear friend who died in September, and, in particular, some crystal wine glasses they shared.

The Advent wreath reminds us that we can offerthe light of Christ's birth to those who are in the dark or are broken.

December 4, 2010 - The phrase fear of the Lord is mysterious.However, if we fear the Lord insofar that we fear disappointing our heavenly Father, we find that acting like a child of God in a completely different light.

November 28, 2010 - The Prophet Isaiah tries to put God's dream into words. For generations, humanity has beeen trying to reach up towards God, setting up altars and holy places on high mountains. Yet we celebrate that God has come down to us. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is a good example of this, when God comes down to us to have an intimate relationship with us. And we know what impact that can cause. Now imagine the impact we may have on others--people we may not even know--by rejoicing in our relationship wtihGod.