St. Sophia

The Musical Presentation, "The Hard But Right Way," was a good and fitting ending for this Arise Session. It was a good and fitting ending for the Octave of Easter. Let us praise God as the main character, Christian did.

Read Sirach 51

Let us also seek the wisdom and understanding necessary to walk closer to God. As Sirach 51 teaches us, wisdom is necessary. Let us pray and seek after it. Always work towards knowing God and He will give you your reward.

Did you know that St. Sophia is the patron saint of wisdom? Her name is synonymous with wisdom. Her story is heroic, along with her martyred daughters: Faith, Hope, and Love.

Rejoice!

Again I say Rejoice! It's almost Christmas. My Christmas cactus is about ready to bloom. Christ is coming. The baby Jesus is due any time. All reasons to rejoice.

Read Psalm 145 (146)

You know the best reasons for rejoicing? Because we are Catholics. We rejoice because we have hope. Hope for Catholics is based upon God and God alone. We put all our hope and trust in God.

What do we hope for? The object of Catholic hope is the coming of God's Kingdom. Our hope is that God's Will be done on earth as it is in heaven. God's Will is what's best for everybody. He has the big picture and we need to trust that what God wants is whatever is best for all of us together.

Catholics, because of our Faith, act with hope and in that way give example to the rest of the world. This is a valuable contribution. Teachers, theologians, politicians, etc. talk, but ordinary Catholic Christians living their daily lives preach in their reality to help people to appreciate God and His Work in our lives.

Do I hear an AMEN?

Second week of Advent. It's about Hope. You need Faith to have Hope. Why would you hope if you didn't believe something would happen?

Read Romans 8:38-39

Don't ever forget that there is no sin that can ever separate you from God. No sin. Think about the thief on the cross beside Jesus. Jesus told him that he was saved because of his faith. Imagine, someone judged so evil to suffer capital punishment, he was the only one promised instant salvation. Jesus never told anyone else that.

There is always Hope. Have Faith

Amen.