This Sunday we hear Paul talk about the thorn in his flesh. The Lord tells him, my grace is sufficient for you. Whatever suffering, whatever temptation, whatever weakness we're experiencing, he will provide. Let's not take on the thorn in our side by ourself; rather, may we rely on God, who always provides for us.

Jesus comes to heal and to give us life. He longs to be with us. God cares about you, and he wants you to approach him.

Trust the process that God uses to make us saints. Oftentimes we can say to the Lord, just like the apostles, “Do you not care?”. The Lord knows what the plan is, though, and never abandons us. We have to trust the process, growing in faith.

We can get so worried about the state of things in the world, but let’s not look at it with human eyes, but with the eyes of God. The parable of the mustard seed reminds us of this.

Jesus came to save us, from original sin, from that entrapment of the evil one that we heard about in the first reading this past Sunday. He comes to rescue us and says, “I’m taking you back. Not only am I taking you back, but I’m going to give you everything. You’re going to be my sons and daughters.”

Fr. Carlson's homily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, June 2, 2024

God is love. So often though, we think of him as a hard master, over exacting, meticulous, setting traps, and anxious to catch us in wrongdoing. This is not God. 

God longs for us to abide in him, and for us to experience his love in the depths of our hearts.

God truly longs to give us peace. A fruit of the Holy Spirit is peace. Let us pray, come, Holy Spirit, fill our hearts with the peace we are longing for!

The Ascension of the Lord

May 12, 2024

Do we see Jesus as our friend? How would that change out lives? Listen to Fr. Carlson's homily for the Sixth Sunday of Easter.