Tagged: presence

Fr. Bob Hilz, TOR

Friars Corner: I found Jesus!

Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Psalm 25:4-9; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15 This is one of St. Francis of Assisi’s prayers. Most high and glorious God, enlighten the darkness of our minds. Instill in us a correct faith, a certain hope, a perfect love and a profound humility, O Lord, with wisdom and understanding to...

A cross in the sky above Calvary Hill Cemetery, Dallas, TX (photo by Nancy Ward)

The radiant joy of God’s presence

“Look to him that you may be radiant with joy,” (Psalm 34:6). What keeps us trying to focus our minds on the Lord and turn our hearts toward his? The joy of knowing he transforms us to reflect his presence and glory until we mirror God himself.  This radiant joy creeps into our lives as...

The Feet Washing: How God gave his mercy through me

Featured on CatholicMom.com In How God’s mercy gives us second chances, I wrote how reviewing my journals helps me recognize my mistakes and how God’s mercy works in healing my past. A lot of my sinful behavior was directed toward my older sister—and with good reason! But are those reasons still valid? We are no...

Friar’s Corner: O Come, let us adore Christ’s ongoing presence

Friar’s Corner: O Come, let us adore Christ’s ongoing presence

Jeremiah 33:14-16; Ps 25:4-5, 8-10, 14; 1 Thessalonians 3:12–4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 We have finished another church year. Each liturgical year we think about some aspect of God’s loving plan for us, his creation. We have some sense of humanity’s disobedience to God’s plan as revealed to us in the Bible. We also have some...

Noise!

Noise!

One of the benefits of Mass is the quiet holy atmosphere that allows me to reflect, pray and focus on the Lord away from the noisy world. Recently during a weekday Mass a loud alarm began to clang before the priest had even finished the opening prayer. He paused. A siren screeched, it’s rude pulses...