The Gospel reading John 8:1-11 shows us a good example of how to treat someone who is, as Jesus says elsewhere in scripture (Matthew 25) “the least of these.” The recipient of Christ’s compassion in this story was considered to be unworthy of life itself. She was first of all […] Read More
Month: October 2017
Who is worthy to receive the love and unconditional forgiveness of God? During every Mass, we pray, “Lord, I am not worthy… but say the Word and my soul shall be healed.” Jesus illustrates in Luke 15:1-32 that we are all worthy, but not because of what we do — […] Read More
How do you feel when someone who’s been hurtful, cruel, or morally corrupt gets hit with a hardship that makes them suffer? Our natural tendency is to rejoice because justice has finally been meted out. Jesus addresses this in Luke 13:1-9. Evil-doers are children of God living in ignorance of […] Read More
In Luke 9, the Transfiguration of Jesus, we see Jesus reveal the uncreated light of his true identity and we hear the Father say, “This is my chosen Son; listen to him.” We experience Christ’s deepest identity every time we listen to him and allow the Holy Spirit to enlighten […] Read More
Jesus’ life is our life if we’re sincere about our faith. We unite ourselves to him by receiving his body and blood in the Eucharist. We meet him in the scriptures and walk with him on the path to heaven. During Lent, the readings that the Church provides for Sunday […] Read More
Beloved child, know that Jesus has noticed your needs. Trust God to do in you what you cannot do for yourself. Jesus wants to help you break through barriers and make a difference in this world. More from Good News Ministries Enjoy more meditation videos. Use these music-only […] Read More
The responsorial psalm for the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God (January 1st), Psalm 67, is sung by Robert Metivier, with photos by Terry Modica. This video is appropriate for any day of the year, whenever you feel the need for God’s mercy. May God bless you in his mercy! […] Read More
The Cross Always Takes Us To Resurrection In this final session of How to turn your Crosses into Resurrections, we’re going to look at how the crosses and the crucifixions that we experience always lead to the resurrection power of Christ. Always. We can’t experience resurrection joy unless we go […] Read More
What Happens When We Are Nailed to the Cross of Christ Now we’re going look at what it means to be nailed to the Cross with Jesus. This is when we’re unable to reach out to those that we want to help: those we want to speak the truth to, […] Read More
A Mystical Experience I would like to share with you a deep mystical experience that you can have — a mystical union with Jesus deeper than perhaps you’ve ever had before. The crosses that you’re carrying include people around you who don’t know Jesus, people around you who are living […] Read More