Peter is such a classic character. Pure personality. There's nobody like this guy. He's willing to jump into any moment and then figure it out along the way. To read the gospels is to watch a common man, with great human failings, arise and grow into a magnanimous leader. There must be hope for all of us. Gotta start somewhere.

#peter #leadership #CEO #business #love #religion #catholic

What about these Old Testament prophets. These guys were tough. They called 'balls and strikes' and followed the direction of the Almighty. They didn't sit around the pool draining mojitos worshiping the #SundayFunDay vibe. The vast majority of the saints and prophets who came centuries before us had a rough go of it. They stood up to empires and announced the message of God regardless of the personal cost. Those guys were tough. Fast forward, today we have trouble speaking up enough to keep the dudes out of the girl's bathrooms. Gotta start somewhere.

Gotta start somewhere. So, where do you take the conversation with someone who just came to mass for the first time? There's obviously a million theological rabbit holes to jump down. But, what if we look at what the Catechism says about the singularity, the unity, the 'oneness' of our great faith. There's enough distractions in the world which makes the idea of unity is appealing. Global unity, every Sunday. That's Catholic. Maybe we start there?

#unity #holymass #global #pope #one

Just a little bonus track from a daily mass homily on the celebration of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. Never forget the power of listening to the WORD over the noise of life.

#busy #noise #distraction #prayer #quiet #meditation

Sometimes you just need to see the big picture. Show me the high-level, then I can get down into the weeds. Well, if you are just gathering intel on this concept of faith and Catholicism, there's a great starting point. Learning the history of what Jesus walked into in the middle of in first century Judea. High-level first, then the finer points.

#killingjesus #billoreilly #romanempire #firstcentury #history #faith #historicaljesus #deodorant

What if Christ actually wanted us to have a great life? What if He wants us happy, content, loved, and at peace? Spoiler alert, that's exactly what He wants. There's a great dialog in the beginning of the second letter of Peter (2 Peter 1:3-8). Peter lays it all out with beautiful clarity, via a simple premise. Live well, with discipline and love, and life is good. Trade the chaos for the great promises of morality, and avoid the corruption of the world.

#fiveoclocksomewhere #happyhour #morality #faith #virtue #glory #excellence

Grandpa is in a better place. Really? Says who? Religious and non-religious folks cannot escape the thought of the afterlife. As soon as people pass, it seems everyone is in automatically in a better place. We all want to believe it, but the two-thousand-year-old theological premise is clear. We are accountable to how we live. Tough topic.

#fireandbrimstone #heaven #hell #purgatory #goodvibes #love #accountability #whiteboard #manifestations #good #catholic #sundayfunday

You can pick a Catholic out of a crowd. Its easy to size up a Roman from 1,000 yards out. How? The sign of the cross. We brand ourselves Catholic. But, why? The answer is so simple and so profound.

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Father's Day, for most of us, becomes an annual pilgrimage to church and a backyard barbecue. A couple of beers and some nice attention from the family never hurt any hard working dad. But, the sacramental committment to raise God's gift of children, such that they can take on a dark world, is no easy task. Be not afraid Dad. Hang in there.

#fathersday #father #dad #catholic #popejohn23 #summer #barbecue #Dad #kids #girldad #boydad

Catholic guilt is legendary. Every fraternity house knows the Catholic dudes because they actually carry around guilt for acting like idiots on Saturday night. Guilt and indulgences are a deeply important theological topic. Christ died on the cross and paid our debt of sin. Nothing we can do can supercede such love. But, we are called to add our sufferings, prayers, actions and whole life to that same cross. It's a drop in the bucket compared to Christ, but we are to do our part. Enter the concept of induldgences.

#catholicteaching #protestant #indulgences #sundayfunday #mass #prayers #rosary #memorarae #adoration #plenary #partial #faith #salvation