An Encouraging Word — Sit on God’s front porch
byWhile he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him, and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son,…
An Encouraging Word
An Encouraging Word — Renewed hope and effort
byHe will renew your strength. Isaiah 58:11 Forty-three down and one to go! Today, I celebrate my 43rd anniversary as a priest and, at…
An Encouraging Word — Let’s remove the beams from our eyes
byRemove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother’s eye. Matthew 7: 5…
An Encouraging Word — Doing the right thing
byBy Father J. Ronald Knott If you choose you can keep the commandments. There is set before you fire and water; to whichever you…
An Encouraging Word — Protect the fire, not the ashes
byI am with you always. Matthew 28:20 I always like this time of year when we read from the Acts of the Apostles, an…
An Encouraging Word — There’s a war within our religion
byBy Father J. Ronald Knott Not everyone who says, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but those who do the will of…
An Encouraging Word — Pray for priests
byHe bestowed on him the priesthood of his people. Sirach 45:7 Every once in a while, I like to use this column to let…
An Encouraging Word — The truth is the truth
byCleanse first the inside of the cup, so that the outside also may be clean. Matthew 23:26 Eckhart Tolle is a hero of people…
An Encouraging Word — Find your own way to serve others
byYou must wash each other’s feet. What I have just done was to give you an example: as I have done, so you must…
An Encouraging Word — The merits of self-discipline
byI will rather boast most gladly of my weakness, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me. II Corinthians 12:9 Well,…