Hebrews 11:32-12:2. Fr. Paul invites us to know our identity as saints of God's Kingdom, believers in communion with those heroes who went before us. Christ offers us His life that we might also live like Him.

In a world full of lies and deceit, God always sends heralds to speak His truth. Just as John the Baptist confronted King Herod, so too God calls us to speak with courage, charity, and costly truth.

Daniel 4. Fr. Paul examines the good news in Daniel's confrontation of King Nebuchadnezzar: God humbles prideful people to make them useful again for His Kingdom.

1 Kings 21:17-22, 27-29. In the awful story of Ahab's wickedness, we see our own sin and tendency to pass the blame. God sees us and passes sentence on our evil; even so, He makes a way for the Gospel. Our souls are sought by God.

Matthew 8:14-18. "Where do we find courage to pray for healing in the face of sickness and death?" Fr. Paul examines the account of Christ's healing of Peter's mother-in-law. When we trust in the knowledge of God and His Kingdom, we find His kindness changes everything.

2 Samuel 12. There is good news in the difficult story of Nathan confronting King David: God rescues those who sin. The Lord sends us His prophets, creates in us a penitential heart, and gives to us a costly pardon.

Genesis 14:17-24. "Where does generous giving come from?" Fr. Paul examines the story of Abram's radical tithe. Abram found gratitude in all that the Lord had given him: possessions and power and, above all, a great high priest.

"I am the vine, you are the branches." Jesus is the sole source of the true life that we all long for, and He invites us to belong to Him. When we link ourselves to Christ, we bear the fruit of a believing life.

Jesus comforts His disciples saying He is the way to true life. Fr. Paul directs us to find faith in Christ, for He alone leads to the life we were made for. He alone is steadfast in love.

Jesus knows our greatest fear is that of death. By declaring that He is the resurrection, Christ denounces death with righteous anger. Christ took on our weakness not only to defeat death, but also to give us a courageous faith that lives without fear.