Father Matthew Wiering Podcast
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
Yesterday I had the privilege of attending the ordination of three new deacons for our local church, and part of the privilege was watching these three young men promise celibacy and obedience to the bishop, effectively giving their lives away. Jesus says, "He who saves his life will lose it. But he who loses his life for my sake, finds it." How can any of us, regardless of what vocation we're called to, make a complete gift of our life to God? I would say that it is by receiving the gift that Jesus makes of his life that we are able to make our own lives a gift. This is precisely what the Eucharist and Holy Mass are: The gift of self that the Divine Bridegroom makes to the Church. Receiving Christ's self-gift, we can have grace to do the same.
10/20/19: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time: We Can't Do it Alone
10/13/19: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Humility (and Gratitude!) for Suffering
10/6/19: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time: To Have Faith is to Surrender
9/29/19: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time: God Prefers the Poor (a.k.a. What Will Keep Us Out of Hell)
9/22/19: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Opposite of Love is Use
9/15/19: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Prodigal Son and the Foolish Mercy of God
9/8/19: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: "Hating" our Loved Ones (a.k.a. Loving God First)
9/1/19: 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Humble Realize they are Needy Too
8/25/19: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time: Our Salvation Depends on It
8/15/19: What the Assumption of Mary Means for Us
8/11/19: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Your Father is Pleased
8/4/19: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time: What Matters to God
7/28/19: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Importance of Wasting Time (a.k.a. How We Fall in Love)
6/2/19: Ascension Sunday: Why the Disciples were Happy that Jesus Left
5/26/19: 6th Sunday of Easter: How to Restore Peace in our Hearts (a.k.a. The Pirate's Prayer)
5/19/19: 5th Sunday of Easter: Love is Proven by Deeds (a.k.a. Why Catholics have Crucifixes)
5/12/19: 4th Sunday of Easter: Imitating the most Famous Belgian Ever
5/5/19: 3rd Sunday of Easter: Charcoal Fires and Cheetos
4/28/19: 2nd Sunday of Easter: The Locked Door of our Heart
Easter 2019: Indestructible Life
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