Sharing the Word

Most of us are not called to give up our lives for our faith. Martyrdom is not for everybody. Yet all of us are called to struggle as part of our life of faith.

Jesus is the Father’s perfect image of a shepherd who actually laid down his life for his sheep. A person’s true value rests not on any external thing, but on his or her realizing that God made us all in ...

We too, have--and will have--suffering in our life and death. It’s part of our human existence and we have to receive it as such. If Jesus suffered and died, how can we expect our personal history to be any different?

We need to remember that our final happiness depends on our participation in the life of the glorious Christ. We have to be aware that God invites us to participate in Christ’s kingdom.

Jesus bluntly stated what it meant to be a true disciple. It meant being willing to suffer for the truths of the gospel that Jesus was preaching. It wasn’t just a matter of self-denial. It could reach the point where ...

Like Peter we are all individually gifted, and also occasionally weak. We are all called to be sources of strength for Christ’s Church. The Church is built on each one of us differently, according to our capabilities.