Suffering – Royal Doors

Mar

15

2017

Isaiah 10:12-20- It’s All Gift

Faithgift, humility, job, Suffering

Glory be to Jesus Christ! Any teacher will tell you that the most difficult student to teach isn't the one who doesn't know anything, but the one who thinks he already knows everything. You might have an important message to transmit but he's heard it. He knows it. Until he accepts that he is a student and you the teacher you will never get through. This is the problem with pride brothers and sisters. What do we have which was not given to us? Even when we cultivate our gifts, they still remain that, gifts which the Lord has endowed…

Dec

07

2016

By Fr. Michael Bombak

Mark 8:30-34- Get Behind Me Satan!

FaithCross, peter, priorities, satan, Suffering

Glory be to Jesus Christ! Get behind me Satan! There are some of the strongest words uttered against someone by our Lord in all the gospels- period! It only appears even more harsh considering the fact that it comes a few verses after Peter correctly identifies who the Lord really is. And yet, it shouldn't surprise us. Satan tested Jesus in the wilderness with the same temptations- why suffer when you can rule these kingdoms? Why the cross and death? Throw Yourself down and reveal who you are and be done with it! What our Lord is telling us in this…

Dec

06

2016

By Fr. Michael Bombak

Luke 6:17-23- Keep your Eyes on the Flag!

Faithbeatitudes, Cross, golf, Suffering

Glory be to Jesus Christ! Do you enjoy playing golf? I'm not too good at it myself, but I really enjoy heading out on a warm summer day and embarrassing myself for an afternoon. Some of the courses that golfers take on can be quite challenging where you are not sure where it is that you are supposed to be shooting for. It is always a relief when you can see the flag off in the distance, pointing you to your destination. This is what the Beatitudes do for us, brothers and sisters. They point us to where heaven is.…

Nov

17

2016

By Fr. Michael Bombak

Luke 18:31-34 – We (Should) Know Better

FaithJerusalem, Suffering

Glory be to Jesus Christ! As we continue our reading of the Gospel of Luke, we see the ultimate trajectory of the Son of Man. He must enter Jerusalem to be mocked, tortured and killed. The disciples do not understand what is happening as these events are "hidden from them," and we can't really hold that against them, as the Messiah was supposed to usher in a time of political and military triumph for the Chosen People, or so they thought. Things become clearer only after those three days Our Lord mentions, and this is their legacy to us- we…