Are we actually chosen? Are we sent? Do these seemingly dated biblical stories only have relevance in the past and not the present? 

God has given us external and internal markers to show the right way. How do we cultivate the internal Markers he has provided us? 

Have you ever shared with a close friend a personal fear or struggle and all they do is talk about themselves? 

What does this mystery actually mean for us in our daily lives? What does this overabundance of love at the core of the Trinity have to do with us?

There is nothing we can do to make God love us more or love us less. Over time, we can only receive. 

To be Grafted into Christ... To Abide in Christ... His life becoming our life and ours his. Separate but one. 

In this Sunday Homily Deacon John looks at vulnerability, God's enjoyment, and the highest expression of Love.

Let's first consider how often we attach a "But" to love... "I love you BUT"... "He/She loves me BUT". From this consideration we can begin to see the gulf between conditional love and unconditional love. 

How do we encounter the risen Jesus today? The story on the road to Emmaus unlocks three ways. 

"Checking out" or "Stepping back" How strong and often is the desire to do this with following God? Especially when you do not feel God's presence?

Jesus loved Judas, in doing so he allowed his heart to suffer because he allowed himself to love. The suffering of the human heart is the deepest of all sufferings.