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The Father's Joy
Jesus came to reveal the Father, so that His joy may be in us. My mission is to help you experience greater joy and freedom in the Holy Spirit. There is always more!
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Jesus, bring me back to life!
Jesus wants to breath resurrection into areas of darkness and death in our life. Homily for the 5th Sunday of Lent
The Father's JoyJesus can heal through me?
Jesus is still healing people today, and He wants us to be vessels of His healing. It takes faith to step out and pray out loud with someone for their healing…
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Fire from Mary's Most Pure Heart
The Holy Spirit came down powerfully in Topeka, KS on January 1st, 1901 after Pope Leo XIII invoked the "Veni Creator Spiritus," and we have the promise of…
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Revival in KC!
Revival begins when we have stepped out of our comfort zone and into an environment of faith that leads to an encounter with Jesus' personal love for us.
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Jesus, I choose you!
Jesus goes into the desert to enter into the battle that we all face with satan. If we choose Jesus in our temptations, our victory is assured!
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What are you getting out of Lent this year?
We often ask each other, "What are you giving up for Lent?", but sometimes we forget that sacrifice is meant to prepare more space for Jesus in our life.
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Giving up anger for Lent...
Jesus' teaching to love our enemies is very difficult. We can't begin to love one another as He loves us until we have received His mercy and extended it to…
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Watching the Super Bowl like a Christian...
Sports have the power to bring us together, and they also have the potential to become an idol that is an obstacle to our relationship with God. With this…
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Jesus, cast out the darkness of our lives by Your Breath!
Christianity is more about letting God love us than it is about following rules. We do have rules, but we naturally want to follow them when we have…
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When I feel like a failure...
All of us will fail at times, but the enemy wants to make us believe we are failures, not good enough because we aren't perfect. Jesus wants His strength and…
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We are beheld
Only those who know themselves to be loved are able to look upon another with love. Jesus gazes with love upon us, and we become Him who behold us!
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Behold!
We desire to God's will only when we trust Him. We only really trust Him when we know He loves us. We only know His love when we slow down to pay attention to…
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Pay attention!
The faith of the magi to drop everything and follow the King's star inspires us to look up and follow Him too!
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The secret to the best new year (yet)
Not by accident does the Church begin every new year with the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. The closer we are to Her, the closer we are to Him. The…
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The One who never said, "How could I stoop so low?"
God stoops so low to meet us wherever we find ourselves. Our "lows" are a special opportunity to encounter Jesus who humbled Himself by becoming a baby and who…
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Pt. 4 Has THE Story changed us?
The Gospel Story is more than just a good idea; it has and is life-changing power. Do we allow Jesus to love and transform us, or is it just back to business…
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Pt. 3 Jesus came to heal, then and now!
Jesus became a man to reclaim fallen creation for Himself. His healings, exorcisms, and ultimately His death and resurrection break the powers of Satan, sin…
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Pt. 2.5 Mary, I give you control of my mess!
In reclaiming creation, God's secret weapon was Mary. Her trust and obedience undoes the knot tied by Adam and Eve's distrust and disobedience. Because Jesus…
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Pt. 2 The bad news before the Good News
God created all things good, but through the rebellion of Satan and his apostate angels, man was deceived and evil was introduced into the world. He is the…
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Part 1: Created good, on purpose
Part 1 of the 4 part series on the "Kerygma" or the basic message of the Gospel. We are not here by accident: we were created with a purpose for this moment in…
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Living in the peace of Jesus' kingdom
When Jesus is truly King of our lives and hearts, there is no room for forces of darkness!
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Can we say that we are Jesus' friend?
We might not be as close to Jesus as we think. If we have truly encountered His love, we will want to more deeply commit to our friendship with Him.
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Feeling like you are not enough?
When we feel insecure about ourselves, we tend to compensate in other areas to show to others and ourselves that we are "good enough." When we bring our…
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Jesus, what are You doing right now?
My life is radically transformed when I live in the awareness of Jesus actively loving me right now...
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Why was St. John Paul II so "Great"?
"Prayer united to sacrifice is the most powerful force in human history."
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Prayer: we walk by faith, not by feeling!
One of the main reasons we don't persevere in prayer is that it doesn't feel like anything is happening. Fortunately, our feelings aren't an accurate measure…
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Our duty and salvation...
Gratitude is at the heart of our faith. The Eucharist is thanksgiving itself.
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Stir into flame the gift you have been given!
As our culture drifts further from Jesus, the urgency for discovering and cultivating the gifts of the Holy Spirit we received through baptism and confirmation…
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St. Thérèse, show us the easier way!
If we lean into St. Thérèse's "Little Way," we are freed from harshness with ourselves and in our relationship with God. Jesus, I trust in You; take care of…
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Jesus, save us from complacency!
Suffering draws us out of complacency and is an invitation to recommit to our relationship with Jesus.
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This is THE Story, told for kids
On the feast day of the Holy Cross, it's helpful to understand how it fits into the greatest story ever told. This is THE Story, and we're sticking to it!
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Are we the other prodigal son?
It's possible to be far from God in our hearts while still "following all the rules"!
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The gift and challenge of work
Work was always a part of God's plan. Too easily we fall into one of two camps: avoiding work or putting too much of our identity into it. Entering into…
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Under whose name, image, and likeness do I live?
Only One can fulfill all of our expectations. Bringing our expectations to anyone else will only lead to sadness, disappointment, and resentment.
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Humility through obedience
Jesus only asks of us only what He has first done for us. The unmistakable sign of humility of heart is obedience to rightful authority and God's revealed will.
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What do we do about our loved ones who aren't practicing the faith?
We do have varying degrees of responsibility for others' faith journey, but we are not ultimately their savior. The best thing we can do for other's…
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When the hard stuff happens...
Jesus is knocking on our door, especially in the hard times. If we don't open the door to Him now, He may not open the door to us when we knock...
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Feeling stuck in the mud?
Jesus wants to draw us out of the mud of apathy and into the fire of His love...we have only to keep our eyes fixed on Him!
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Feeling down? Be not afraid!
We easily fall into the evil one's trap of doubt, discouragement, depression, and despair when experience suffering. It is normal to feel sad when bad things…
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Praise the Lord anyway!
In this time of societal trauma, we have been deceived into believing other people are our enemy and the cause of our suffering. Jesus invites us to fix our…
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Beware of greed!
When we don't trust God, we can easily grasp at money and material possessions for a false sense of security and control. Jesus, I surrender control to You!
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"For the sake of those ten, I will not destroy the city."
For the sake of a tiny percentage of faithful intercessors, God desires to have mercy on the whole world. Come, Holy Spirit!
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Look up and pay attention!
Jesus is always loving us and always speaking to us. Are we disposing ourselves to hear His voice?
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We're more wounded than we would like to admit...
We are called to be the "Good Samaritan," but we have to recognize that Jesus wants to heal us so we can be vessels of His mercy to others. 15th Sunday in…
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Men: Time to rise up!
A talk for the "Men of St. Joseph" in Shawnee. As men we are called to be spiritual leaders for those entrusted to our care. Regular repentance and daily…
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Do you trust Me?
Only if we radically trust Jesus and His love for us are we truly free!
The Father's JoyFatherhood and the Eucharist
This year, Father's Day falls on the the feast of Corpus Christi. Jesus wants to fill in the deficits of our earthly fathers with the Father's loving, healing…
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Fearless in God's love
Have we had an overwhelming experience of God's love? If we have, we never forget, and our lives are never the same!
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Have we found a home in Mary's heart?
Intimacy is to be at home in the heart of another. When we find our "home" in the hearts of Mary and Jesus, we find peace!
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Are we "paying attention"?
In order to receive God's love, we have to be attentive to Him. Our attentiveness to God and others is one of the most important powers we can cultivate…
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Hope in times of hopelessness
Confronted with many societal crises and tragedies, it is easy to lose hope. Jesus invites us to fix our eyes on His real Presence in the Eucharist and in our…
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Needing more peace?
It is never God's will that we lose our peace. Peace is always available to us because He is always giving it!
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Living a new, bold life
As persecution mounts against the original disciples, they pray not for safety but greater boldness in proclaiming the power and truth of the Gospel. We are…
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God is a Trinity...why should I care?
God as a community of love between three Persons reveals who we are and what we are made for.
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Our Mother in Anxiety
Jesus is the Good Shepherd, and He desires to care for us through His Mother.
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Have we been transformed or is it business as usual?
Do we live as though Jesus is alive and always with us?
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Whose side are we on?
We are either under Jesus' victory or Satan's power; there is no middle ground. The main reason many aren't united to Jesus and His Church is because neither…
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"Do you realize what I have done for you?"
Unless we allow Jesus to wash our ugly parts, we reject a real encounter with His love for us.
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He died for me. He died for you.
Are we numb to Jesus' love poured out for us on the cross?
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God's finger in the dirt
God's finger brings life, healing, and freedom. He wants to touch our misery and transform it with his mercy.