#homily

[swanoopdev]

[theologymatt]

What does restoration look like? Zechariah was all about this. Restoration is replacing what was broken. It’s putting back what was taken. It’s about what can be.

[carmelitequotes]

A prayer of consecration, abandonment, and trust from Blessed Mary Josephine Catanea.

Quote of the day, 26 June: Blessed Mary Josephine

[theologymatt]

With so many bad actors in the world right now, how do you speak truth to power in love?

[mariaportadoceu]

"Speaking of the Martyrs, Saint Augustine said: “It should not seem a small matter to us, that we are members of the same person’s body as they are too, even though we cannot compare with them […] we obey the same Lord […], we pursue the same charity, and we embrace the same unity” (Sermon 280, 6).

Dear brothers and sisters: it is in this spirit that we too, in a world torn apart by wars and divisions, in a society that is increasingly fragmented and individualistic, wish to be “martyrs” — that is, witnesses and prophets of unity, of welcome, of harmony and of peace, even at the cost of sacrifice and renunciation. Like the virgin Eulalia and so many other martyrs, we wish to say our “yes,” ready if necessary to die to ourselves, to lose ourselves in order to find ourselves again, to renounce the superfluous in order to build upon what is essential and lasts forever (cf. Mt 16:24–26).

This is what the crucified One teaches us; this is what the Apostle Paul and the examples of the saints invite us to do. This is what we wish to do together, in accordance with Jesus’ prayer to the Father during the Last Supper: “I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent me and that you have loved them even as you have loved me” (Jn 17:23)." - Pope Leo xiv, Homily of His Holiness Pope Leo xiv, 9 June 2026

[theologymatt]

Don’t try to be God. You be the amazing person God created you to be

[theologymatt]

Are you called by God? Or, do you focus all of your attention on following doctrines, rules, or orthodoxy? What about obedience?

[theologymatt]

Is God calling you to do something? Yes. The "go" of the Great Commission is something we can do right where we are.