By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor “When you feel like stopping think about why you started!” Today’s story is about a miraculous catch of fish; but in reality, it is so much more. Jesus’ encounters with people were always about […]
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Love, study and apply the word of God more significantly in your life of faith
In our faith we, of course, need to hear and understand God’s word. We ought to even study the word so that we can apply it more significantly in our lives of faith.
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Give honor and glory to God by respecting yourself and others
To begin to live an order of life that respects self and others is to live in a way that will always give honor and glory to our God.
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We are baptized by the Holy Spirit and fire
By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor “Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.” — Meister Eckhart. “The people were filled with expectation, and all were asking in their hearts.” How profound is this moment? They were so taken […]
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When justice is done, ‘all understanding will guard your hearts, minds in Christ Jesus’
By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” — Martin Luther King Jr. “Gaudete” Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent, is so called because the first word of the opening prayer of the Mass […]
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The glory and praise of God is revealed in Jesus Christ’s coming
By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor The season of Advent has two purposes: to prepare us for the celebration of Christmas, the birth day of Jesus; and to turn our attention to the Christ of glory who will come at […]
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Be ‘earthquake ready’ for the coming of the Lord
Jesus tells us that we need to be ready, because we do not know when the Lord will come. That, too, requires a little planning — it cannot and should not be haphazard and simply hoped for without any kind of planning.
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Rejoice in the feast of Christ, our king
This kingdom of God is deep within us. It truly does not belong to this world, because this world has such a hard time recognizing it and staying in touch with it.
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Jesus’ facts alleviate our fears
The apocalyptic literature within the Bible had, as its specific purpose, the task of proclaiming the end times. The specific goal was that in doing so, people would become alarmed and hopefully want to change their lives.
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