[Pearls Ep 167:  Preparing for Sunday.] Got Doubt? Reminds us of the old milk commercial, “Got Milk?”  The idea of the commercial is that milk is so necessary that we should always have it stocked in our fridge.  And if not, run out and buy some (or a cow, but that probably wasn’t their point). Read More >

[Pearls Ep 167:  Preparing for Sunday.] Karen’s brother went through a period of life when he was very ill.  But for a number of reasons, no one really believed him.  He would quip that he was going to have his grave stone emblazoned with “I told them I was sick.” Doubt is a powerful psychological Read More >

[Pearls Ep 166:  Answering atheism Tuesday.] In this Thursday’s upcoming Pearls of the Interior Life, we’ll be delving deeper into Easter and Christ’s resurrection as all-important to even the most “ordinary” aspects of our life.  St. Paul teaches that everything depends on the Resurrection.  Jesus even says He is the Resurrection. That’s why the deniers Read More >

[Pearls Ep 166:  Bringing Easter into the week.] Happy Easter to you and yours! On Friday we looked at Jesus’ final words from the cross, “It is finished.” On a side note …  that is why Good Friday is Good.  Something is good, theologically and philosophically, if it fulfills its purpose.  A good chair is Read More >

[Pearls Ep 166:  Preparing for Sunday.] In yesterday’s Pearls reflection on Holy Thursday, we noted that Jesus’ washing of the disciples’ feet is a model for us to follow. That deceptively small act of service was, among other things, a foreshadowing of the extraordinary act of infinite sacrifice about to come on the Cross. Before Read More >

[Pearls Ep 166:  Preparing for Sunday.] We pray you’re having a blessed Holy Week. In this week’s Pearls of the Interior Life we offer reflections for Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter – and revealing why we are an Easter People, but with a Good Friday Mission. Beginning today with Holy Thursday, and Jesus washing Read More >

[Pearls Ep 165:  Answering atheism Tuesday.] We encounter two crowds in the Gospel account of Palm Sunday. And one fallen nature. The first crowd were Jesus’ disciples, and they hailed his entry – “Hosanna in the highest!”  The other crowd were the elites of the city, gathered in the courtyard for Pilate’s kangaroo court.  They Read More >

[Pearls Ep 165:  Bringing Sunday into the week.] In Friday’s reflection on Palm Sunday (click here to watch or listen), we noted that Christ is bound and determined to come to us just as He was bound and determined to enter Jerusalem even though His enemies were there, scheming and waiting to pounce. Literally nothing Read More >

[Pearls Ep 165:  Preparing for Sunday.] Jesus is marching into enemy territory. The Gospel would have us picturing Him entering “on an ass, the foal of a beast of burden.” In our minds eye we would better picture Him riding atop an M1/A1 Abrams tank. In one sense the donkey shows Him to be truly Read More >

[Pearls Ep 165:  Preparing for Sunday.] We have arrived at Palm Sunday. The donkey… The crowds… The palms… …  the shadow of the cross. And Jesus – undeterrable – implacable – unstoppable. That describes His entry into the enemy territory of Jerusalem – to set captives free. But it also describes His mission to come Read More >