Christ at the Center

July 27, 2025: Learning to Prayer: Desire and Devotion

A disciple of the Lord Jesus asks, “Lord, teach us to pray…” The desire for a consistent and fruitful prayer life is an expression of love for God. The Lord Jesus is willing to teach us how to pray and to live to pray.

July 20, 2025: Being Welcoming and Setting Boundaries

Being welcoming helps to establish relationships between human beings. Healthy relationships also have good boundaries. However, there is a different application in our relationship with Christ as His disciples within His Church.

July 6, 2025: "Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody"

There is a temptation for disciples of Christ within His Church to make excuses instead of engaging in the mission of the Church. Those who accept their appointment and assignment from the Lord will rejoice in the accomplishments of the Lord through their apostolic engagement.

The Acts of an Apostolic Christian

The Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles provides lessons for the Church. One of the charateristics or marks of the Church is to be apostolic. To be apostolic is to be “sent forth” by Christ as members of His Church to the world. In one sense, it means the ministry of the Apostles and their successors, the Bishops. In another sense, all baptized Christians are called to engage in the mission of the Church according to their distinctive vocations.  The actions of an apostolic Church are to profess and practice the Faith. To be perfected by the Faith and to persevere in the Faith. 

June 22, 2025: Grateful for our Generous God

On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood, Holy Family Catholic Church (Randallstown, Maryland) is thanking God for 149 years. The offering of Holy Mass is the t important action of a parish. The Second Vatican Council reminds us that what Christ instituted and entrusted to His Church is the “source and summit” of the Christian life. We remember the gift of God and the generous offering of God for our salvation. We respond with gratitude by glorifying God with our lives.

June 15, 2025: To Be Known and Loved

After extending Father’s Day greetings, Father Harris spoke about the significance of this Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. God wants to be known and loved. God already knows and loves us. Render an invocation to God. Remember the intention of God for revealed His presence to us. Rejoice in our inheritance from God.

April 20. 2025 - Christ Restores Us to Integrity of Life

Part 1 of the series, "Integrity: Experience Freedom in Christ." Catholics renew our baptismal promises on Easter Sunday. We desire to live authentic lives in union with God. God is the source of our lives, sustains us throughout our lives, and is saving us from sin and death. Integrity means to integrate what we believe - in response to what God has revealed - into our behavior. What are the steps that we take to grow with integrity as disciples of Christ in His Church?

April 6, 2025 - God Raises Us to New Life

The conclusion of the series, "Credo: Living by Faith." Some scribes and Pharisees wanted to entrap Jesus. They used a woman caught in adultery for their scheme. They lacked integrity although they appeared to be pious. The woman and man in the adulterous relationship lacked integrity. All of them were entrapped. Salvation in Chrst restores our integrity and raises us to new life.

March 30, 2025: God Gathers People Into His Church

Part 4 of the series, "Credo: Living by Faith." Christ continues to preach His Gospel and to build His Church. Our experience with God's love and mercy invites us to be a sign of God's love and mercy toward others. God is gathering people into His Church. We rejoice with God to welcome them into the household of faith.

March 16, 2025: Living by Faith in our Redeemer

Part 2 of the preaching series, "Credo: Living by Faith." The Lord Jesus Christ is resolved to redeem us from sin and death, and its effects within time and for eternity. Living by faith in God our Redeemer means to be resolved to cooperate with God to be redeemed. During the Transfiguration of the Lord, Peter was living with fear instead of living by faith. God reassures us to let Jesus lead us and courageously follow In His way.