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As we look at the body of Christ these days we mainly see division. We see division in faith, in belief, in worship, and in Christian love. Much of the world has decided to become its own Pope determining on their own, sometimes with a little guidance, what they will believe and how they will worship God mainly because its suits themselves verses suiting the God they worship.

John 10:16 “and there shall be one flock, and one Shepard”

1 Corinthians 1:10 “I urge you, brother, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and in the same purpose”

Philemon 2:2 “complete my joy by being of the same mind, with the same love, united in heart, thinking one thing”

Romans 15:5 “May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to think in harmony with one another, in keeping with Jesus Christ”

John 17:21-22 “…so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world might believe that you sent me. And I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they may be one, as we are one”

1 Corinthians 12:13 “For in one spirit we were all baptized into one body…”

Ephesians 4:5 “one Lord, one faith, one baptism”

St. Cyprian 250 AD – Unity of the Church 23 “God is one and Christ is one, and one is His Church, and the faith is one”

We must not try to make the world believe as we do, we must teach the world to believe as Christ taught. We must follow the faith Christ gave to His Apostles who safeguarded it within Christ’s one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, which Christ built upon His rock St. Peter. We must trust in the words of Christ that the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.

We must preach the gospel, the whole gospel, to our families, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and to the world through our words and equally in our actions.

Oh Jesus Christ our Lord & Savior may we your adopted brothers and sisters be one as you and our heavenly Father are one. May You give Your people the grace to see Your presence in the Eucharist and in your Holy Catholic Church. Amen.

Continue reading The Church Must Be One

I remember every summer as a kid I would spend hours at the pool almost every day of the week. Every year I got a great suntan and my skin would turn an awesome shade of dark brown. As I grew older into my teen years I even worked on getting the best tan I could. I didn’t fear skin cancer or sun burns and I knew what tanning oil worked best with my skin, Hawaiian Tropic. I also loved the smell of that deep rich coconut oil permeating from my skin. It was basically my summer cologne as a teenager.

1 Corinthians 13:11 “When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a man, I put aside childish things”

These days I now know working on getting a suntan is a childish thing. I would now consider it outright vain to spend hours in the sun each day for the sole purpose of getting a good tan. If you’re on vacation then fine but otherwise I think you need to work on getting your priorities in proper order.

I gave up sun tanning about the time I went to college and these days I prefer to focus on my Son tan. The best hour of my week is spent in Eucharistic Adoration. Instead of watching my skin darken I can sense my soul lighten the more I’m in adoration. Many people wonder about what it would have been like to hang out with Jesus back when he was walking the earth and preaching the gospel. My response is why wonder; just go hang out with him now. He is here in the flesh in the Eucharist, in your parish Tabernacle or Adoration Chapel. Give Jesus some one on one time with Him in the flesh and He will change your life. Even if all you do is sit before Him and ponder His presence he will shine graces upon you beyond your comprehension.

So this summer forget worrying about your suntan and start working on your Son tan.

Lord Jesus, help me to see you in the flesh in the Holy Eucharist. Amen