Where Jesus has gone, we are called to follow. He has prepared the place and the way for us to follow Him to heaven.

St. John tells us how we are called to love one another as Christ has loved us. We can only do this because the Father loved us first.

The gift of God's mercy is something we all need.

One soul in the state of grace far surpasses all the glory of salvation.

Peter was ready to fight to the death but wasn't ready to endure. We see through Peter how difficult suffering is through the Lord's Passion.

This veil and unveiling is the pattern of life. Although the veils remain until Easter, we know the glory that we are being called to at Easter.

We have to learn to make acts of faith. We study, we feed our faith, and that is how we able to make acts of faith.

How often do we clear out the clutter and make room for God in our lives?

In suffering, it takes a great act of faith to recognize our true happiness comes not in this world but in the next.

Our Lenten practice of denying ourselves helps give us a greater capacity to love our Lord.

We often pray for what we want. God wants to provide us with what we need, the grace we need to stay faithful.

Christ is our example of true prayer and the compassion that prayer. 

Jesus taught with authority, revealing Himself to the world. In this authority, Jesus asks us to make an act of faith, believing in who He is as professed through the Creed.

That star was not guiding them to a place but a person. The light guided them to He, who is the light.

We are also given a call, a new name. How will you respond to that call?

The grace of Baptism allows us to enter into the life of Christ.

We are called to respond to our Lord's coming in this season of Advent.

Our first thought in Advent is not Christmas. As Catholics, we start Advent by asking ourselves if we are ready for the second coming of Christ.

Jesus Christ is to be the King and Lord not just of the universe, but of our universe. He is the Lord and Master of every single part of our lives.

God gives us everything we need to be saints to be saints in our time.  

God gives the gift of his love and charity so we can love Him and our neighbor. We can not love God or neighbor without Him.

We should never lose sight of the impact our prayers have.

As we begin our celebration it is important to remember the faithful who came before us and are now adoring the Lord without the earthly veil.

Love is more than self-sacrifice. Love requires everything. Grace allows us to open ourselves up to love.

How are you responding to the invitation? Pray for the desire to fill your heart with an increasing desire to love our Lord!