August 2023 archive of Messages From Father Steve
The Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 20, 2023
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 8/18/23
The suffering of a child symbolizes uniquely terrible evil as well as despair about the future. This week’s Gospel gives a “limit” case in which Jesus encounters this evil in the form of a mother with a suffering daughter. What he does is stunning and massively helpful for us ... Read More »
The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 13, 2023
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 8/12/23
A man at my parish was struggling to overcome a habitual sin. He said to me, “Father, I know the chance that I will commit sin again is really high. Why should I keep confessing my sins? Isn’t that dishonest?” Anyone who has felt the tyrannical power of sin ... Read More »
The Transfiguration of the Lord August 6, 2023
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 8/07/23
What is Christianity finally about? These days if you ask almost anyone who doesn’t know the Bible you’ll probably hear an answer like this: “Being a good person” or “following the golden rule.” No offense to the golden rule, but our faith is simply much stranger than that. This ... Read More »