Podcasts – deacon rudy's notes

We remain in God and God in us when we are mindful about growing spiritually and overcoming bad habits.

It is only out of our hope, our love, our knowing God that enables us to encourage people in our own families and among our friends to dedicate their lives to the service of the church and the whole world as priests and consecrated religious.

Following Jesus' commandments means being transformed. As disciples we are sent out into the world to share the Good News!

Jesus says to the disciples, “As the Father has sent me, so I send you” (John 19:21).

For Christians, death isn’t the end of the story! We are connected with our dead friends and family through Jesus. And we will see them again!

The unknown woman does what she believes is right even though those around her treat her like some sort of traitor. The disciples – the men who are supposed to have all the answers – totally miss the point.

The process of rooting out sin in our lives helps us honor what Jesus says in the Gospel today, “Whoever serves me must follow me…” (John 12:26).

As we move through Lent toward Easter, we need to use our Lenten sacrifices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving to help us identify examples of when we might reject the gifts and talents God gave us as individuals.

What are our stumbling blocks? Our Lenten sacrifices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving can help us recognize stumbling blocks and transform our lives!

We can use the spiritual exercises of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving to grow our relationship with God and shift our focus away from our first-world problems.