Podcasts – deacon rudy's notes

Maybe instead of spending many hours on the news or social media or TV or streaming entertainment, we could use some of that time to call our family, friends and neighbors?

The whole point of our Lenten sacrifice is to grow closer to God.

When we choose to walk through life clinging to our hurts and anger and suspicion, we become a sort of emotional leper.

Jesus models prayer to all of us. We shouldn’t make assumptions about our status as disciples and say something like, “I’m not worthy.” Or, “God has more important things to do than worry about this.”

Our Gospel reminds us that Jesus came into this world to rebuke evil and chaos.

Sometimes we can become almost self-righteous in our points of view that we can’t think of our “enemies” as children of God. But the reality is that God cannot be limited by our politics!

Our great joy as disciples during Ordinary Time is to celebrate the Good News, like Andrew, that “We have found the Messiah” (John 1:41).

My brothers and sisters, I have good news! Just as God smiled on Jesus at baptism, so too does God smile at each of us when we’re baptized. Think about that just for a second. If you are baptized, God says to you, “You are my beloved.” Never doubt that you are worthy. Never doubt that you have a purpose. Never doubt that you are loved!

Like the magi, we should praise and worship God. And the magi, offer their gifts to Jesus. So, we too are called to praise and worship God, and to share our gifts and blessings with God by sharing them with everyone we encounter.

We model healthy relationships through the way we live the relationships in our lives – our families and friends. Parents and all of us model the faith for children.