Part one of three of the talks given by Fr. Caparas to Catholic elementary school principals on their retreat

Just like the Rich Young Man, we are called to a deeper commitment to Christ, beyond the superficiality.

Children play an indispensable role in teaching us the virtues of the Christian faith: humility, obedience, trust, and forgiveness.

The hands, feet, and eye are metaphors to the functions of the soul.

There are many competing voices out there vying for our attention. We need to move away from the noise to be able to listen to God.

Our Lord accessed the Pharisees and Scribes of hypocrisy and substituting their elaborate rules for region, but in reality are far from God. God call us to an authentic Christian life. What kind of person do we really want to be?

Contentment and happiness comes when we can learn to trust and accept the role that God has given to us.

St. Louis was a great long because he ensured that his sense of Justice was borne from first prioritizing the justice of his soul before God.

St Bartholomew and apostles were all unqualified and uneducated to be given the mission to bring the gospels to the ends of the earth. We are in good company if we feel inadequate.

Believing in the Eucharist means acceptance of what it stands for.