Featured Sunday Reflections
Humbling Before Christ
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus tells us not to take the 'place of honor' at the wedding banquet. What if the banquet is heaven and the 'seat of honor' is Jesus' reigning seat? We must approach heaven with humility knowing that God comes first, putting aside our pride, ego and honor. We can only be exalted up to heaven once we take down our self-centeredness and see how we are all God's children. As such, we must live caring for others less fortunate.
Podcast
The 1 Christian 1 Topic podcast highlights the many Christian voices and their work in these one-on-one interviews. We cover one topic with one guest spanning various people and topics like music, art, writing and more.
Welcoming the Family Abroad
Missionary Family: Interview with Anita and Curt Klueg
"When they had told us that...one of their kids had told them that the greatest gift that their parents had ever given them was to live abroad in mission...and we really wanted that for our kids. And that has been 100% true."
Spiritual Direction
Leading to Jesus: Interview with Fr. Mark Thibodeaux
"any sincere attempt to reach God is going to be successful, even if we don't necessarily feel it. Even if it doesn't feel like success, we can rest assured through our faith that we've reached God"
Tracing Our Catholic Roots
Celebrating Black Catholic History Month: Interview with Deacon Royce Winters
"it did begin this conversation locally of embracing the history, the gift of Blackness in this archdiocese no matter how much it had been suppressed in the past"
Bible Verse Reflections
God's Word in the scripture verses is powerful. Every verse can hold significant truth if we allow ourselves to meditate on them. Sometimes all it takes is one scripture verse to impact us and feed our mind and soul. Meditate on any of the following posts and grow deeper in your faith and understanding.
Scripture Conversation
Envy is not of God, Mercy is
A conversation on Isaiah 55:6-9 and Matthew 20:1-16
"The point of all the gospels is Jesus telling us something about God so rather than saying 'I get it, those guys that were hired at dawn,' instead I make myself say 'okay, but what is Jesus letting us know about God now in this?'"
Seeing Jesus Past the Storms
A conversation on 1 Kings 19:9, 11-13 and Matthew 14:22-33
"Whatever our great fear is, God is greater. Whatever we can imagine and try to limit God to be, God is greater. God exists beyond that and that can be terrifying to know how limited our minds and thoughts can be and how grand God is."
How to Uncover God's Hidden Treasure
A conversation on 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 and Matthew 13:44-52
"To receive divine wisdom we have to acknowledge our limitations, suppress our ego and be open to receive God. No matter our knowledge or possessions we cannot compare to God."