Ite Ad Joseph

Jury duty, judgment, and how to balance justice and mercy. 

The prodigal son, and the hunger that comes from wandering away from the Father's house. Special thanks to my high school classmate, Kevin, for letting me use his story! 

The Transfiguration shows the role the body plays in salvation. 

The 3 temptations of Jesus, and the 3 weapons at our disposal to fight them. 

Ash Wednesday demands us to each answer question: "if not now, then when?" 

Walter White, Breaking Bad, CS Lewis, and why evil cannot develop into good. 

If our faith life is meant to be like a tree, how can we best nourish our roots? 

Discipleship involves moving from "hiding from Jesus" to "hiding nothing from him, and from "not wanting to make eye contact with Jesus", to "having our eyes fixed on him and him alone. 

The best way to deal with uncertainty over the future isn't to start rumors or rant about it on Facebook, it's to go to the Lord. "All Things New"" our Archdiocese's strategic plan. Why we need it, and what happens next. 

The old wine and the new wine; Old Covenant and New Covenant. 

Our identity is something given to us by God, not created by our own whims. 

While Herod was seemingly threatened by Jesus and responded with violence, the magi were captivated by Jesus and responded with worship. 

The mission of every family is to help one another encounter God. 

God wants to marry you. 

"Christ didn't come to make us nice people; he came to make us new men"--Fulton Sheen. 

When God arrives, he does so by surprise. 

Christ comes to convert our hearts and move us to holiness, not to justify our behavior or validate our choices. 

How to have a healthy fear of death. 

Living out our baptismal priesthood by offering our livelihoods to Christ. 

How to balance loving God, and loving our neighbor.