Today, in this year honoring the 2,000th anniversary of his birth, we commemorate St. Paul’s supernatural conversion. Paul at first persecuted the church and then Jesus appeared to him. “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” (ACTS 9:4). Then Paul’s zeal was directed toward converting the world. He became the Apostle to the Gentiles, the Great Lion of God.

Paul became a martyr for Christ, for us. Let us always be worthy of his effort. St. Paul, give me your zeal for Christ. Help us to convert the world to Jesus.

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To accept God’s call means more than accepting a personal or private commission. It means accepting a communal life, a life of solidarity with others. We can always test whether we are really responding to that by asking ourselves “When God calls me, does God find me committed to Him? To others? To self?
We are called to something greater than ourselves, and in obeying that call we are summoned beyond ourselves, to be servants like Jesus Christ.

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The Christmas Season officially comes to an end this weekend at the banks of the Jordan River with Jesus’ baptism by John. The glad tidings and good c...

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When the magi brought their gifts to the baby Jesus, they were overjoyed at being able to behold the newborn King. They had traveled far in faith seeking to bring gifts to a child that is destined to be a great leader of His people. As we go through our journey of life, we are given many great gifts by God. We are called to return these gifts to God by using them as best as we can for the greater honor and glory of God. We do this by helping all of God’s people live better and more loving lives on a day to day basis. So, as we continue in this Christmas season, let our epiphany be to understand our responsibility to use our talents and treasures for the betterment of humanity and thus return these precious gifts to God.

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