An Unexpected Stranger One of the first times in my life that I began attending daily Mass was in high school, and when I went to daily Mass, I would pick up a foreign exchange student to come to Mass with me. I would have to be up really early in the morning because the … Continue reading The Corporal Works of Mercy
Author: Father Tim Grimes
John Eats the Scroll
Making Scripture a Part of Us I stumble a few songs on the radio upon that I know the words or the melody, and I can sing or hum along. You could almost say that the song was a part of me; it was so well known that it became part of who I am. … Continue reading John Eats the Scroll
The Lamb of God
A Covenant Document For a portion of my life, I believed the number seven dealt with perfection, but when you study the number seven in the Old Testament, you come to realize that this number deals more with a covenant rather than perfection. So this is what we are dealing with here, a scroll of … Continue reading The Lamb of God
The First Vision of Heaven
The Mass as Heaven on Earth Another book I use to help in interpreting the book of Revelation is The Lamb’s Supper by Scott Hahn. He subtitles his book the Mass as Heaven on Earth. In his book, he explains that when he first attended Mass as a Protestant minister, he says, “As the Mass … Continue reading The First Vision of Heaven
Churches in Sardis and Laodicea
To the Church in Sardis These words jumped off the page, “I know your works, that you have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead.” These words, to me, are striking and scary. Could our Church be like Sardis? Could our Church appear to be alive but on the inside dead? I would … Continue reading Churches in Sardis and Laodicea
Reflections on Revelation
My Study of Revelation My seminary professor assigned us a big project for our class on John. We studied the Gospel of John and the book of Revelation in this class. It may not sound like a lot but these two books are some of the more complex and deep theological books in the Bible. … Continue reading Reflections on Revelation
Be Vigilant and Awake
We can all be saints
The Words from 33 Days to Merciful Love that inspired this homily. For Therese saints like the Great Teresa of Avila were like eagles, soaring on the heights of holiness; whereas, she simply saw herself as a weak little bird without strength and unable to fly. In fact, she readily admitted “I am not an … Continue reading We can all be saints
God’s Patient Mercy
I remember my first confession when I was in the 2nd grade, and I went to confession for the first time. I remember confessing that I was mean to a student, and that was about all I remember. However, I wasn’t good about confession after that; I went through my elementary school years and … Continue reading God’s Patient Mercy
