“Do not be like a horse or a mule, without understanding, whose temper must be curbed with bit and bridle, else it will not stay near you.” Psalm 32:9 Guest post from the Father Rick Thomas archives God can either give us advice or put a bit in our mou...

Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth ~ Colossians 3:2 When my son, Joshua, was getting married, he took his groomsmen up Mount Rainier instead of having a bachelor’s party. It took them 3 days to do the climb.

Truly, the Lord is waiting to be gracious to you, truly, he shall rise to show you mercy; Isaiah 30:18 The way God set things up is that He wants us to ask Him for things. Even though He is all-powerful and can do anything, He waits for us to ask Him.

No matter what happens, Jesus is close to us in the present moment. This week’s episode No matter how much we have messed up in the past, Jesus gives us a brand new moment to start anew and live it with Him and for Him. Look at the birds.

“Stay alert and vigilant. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 During Advent the Church reminds us to stay awake and be vigilant. God speaks to us in parables,

“Let nothing discourage you, let nothing depress you, let nothing worry you. Are you not under my shadow and protection?” Our Lady of Guadalupe Mary Ann shares about the apparitions of Our Lady to St. Juan Diego on Tepeyac Hill in Mexico,

We need to simplify Christmas. God is simple. Look at how he chose to be born — Mary was a simple girl. She married a simple carpenter. God announced the news first to humble shepherds. Christmas should be about celebrating the birth of Jesus,

“Dedicate yourselves to thanksgiving.” Colossians 3:15 Next week is Thanksgiving. In this podcast we look more closely at what it means to be thankful. How does the peace of God reign in our hearts? A big way is if we are grateful,

God loves variety This week’s episode God loves variety, and He gave us all different gifts, abilities and talents. He has different assignments for each one of us. Instead of being jealous of other people’s gifts,

And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. Mark 2:3 This week’s episode In this gospel, four men bring their paralyzed friend on a stretcher to where Jesus is, hoping that He would heal him.