The prologue to St. John’s gospel introduces God’s Son as the Word. This life-giving Word—spoken down through the ages—became flesh and lived in our midst. For all of Christian history, the Word is intimately connected with all of human life. It is the purpose of TWIL (“The Word Is Life”) to bring the gospel to life and to bring life to the gospel. This blog will feature reflections on the Sunday Scriptures from contemporary Catholic writers, words of wisdom for our Spiritual journey from saints and blessed, and thoughtful reflections on masterpieces of sacred art. We at Living with Christ hope that they will help you grow in your spiritual life and deepen your relationship with the Word, our Lord Jesus Christ.
I admire those of you who keep steady and committed Lenten observance. I feel like my work in music ministry keeps me mindful, but if I wasn’t singing, I might get distracted and fall off the journey. I have no problem with the fasting part. It is the whole change of heart part that challenges me. My…
It’s hard not to see all the things that are going wrong in the world. The war in Ukraine heartbreakingly grinds on. Closer to home, fellow citizens can’t find common ground as polarization increases and opinions get entrenched. Then there’s inflation and all the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. What can the liturgical year offer…
When you are sick or feeling like you are coming down with something nasty, what do you want? Most people will answer that they want their mothers, even if they are adult. Today is the Marian Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes. Our Lady appeared to Bernadette Soubirous multiple times in Lourdes, France in 1858….
A great light from heaven shone about him and a voice spoke, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” This how Saul, a persecutor of Christians, became St. Paul, arguably one of the most influential saints in the history of Christianity. For most of us, conversion is less dramatic. Rarely is it accompanied by signs…
Many of us go through life with regrets and worries. Some of these are unavoidable and even unsought as we live our daily lives on this planet. Yet both can put pressure on our moments and, many times, rob us of the graces and gifts that are right before our very eyes. Too often we…
