Fr. David & Fr. Bruce Noble I had never been in a hospice before, although several people had encouraged me to go and serve there. It just didn’t seem like my calling. Why go to serve the dying, when I can work among the living to equip them for a better life? It [...]
Consider Jesus hanging on the cross. Observe the cuts on his body from being scourged and violently stripped of his clothes. See the gashes made from falling under the weight of his heavy cross. Notice the torn flesh of his pierced hands and feet. Look him in the eyes as blood drips down his face. [...]
Grace alone determines whether we go to Heaven or Hell. But our good works determine whether we go through purgation or not, en route to Heaven. November 2 is the feast of All Souls. The point of the day is to remember those who have gone before us—but not necessarily the saints (those in Heaven). [...]
When we take up the real cross, instead of seeking honor through it, we embrace its dishonor. Our heavier crosses are unaesthetic—ugly. They don’t bring admiring glances; rather, they humiliate. I used to frequently attend Mass in a church with a mostly beautiful series of painted Stations of the Cross. I say “mostly” only because the eleventh station, [...]