If the heart is hardened, the intellect is darkened.

In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus offers more than God's personal email or private cell number - He offers us a heart transplant.

Christ always calls us to life and constantly to greater joy, but rarely does He call us to comfort.

The people hung upon His words - that is, until they hung Him on a cross. Admiration is fleeting. Love is eternal.

The amount of "followers" you have does not make you better than anyone else. Hitler had millions. Jesus had twelve.

The holidays often bring challenging conversations and situations. Sometimes holiness demands that we speak, other times it invites us to be silent. In all circumstances, though, we are called to love.

We can't experience all that Heaven has to offer until we renounce all that the world offers in its place.