January 2020 archive of From the Desk of Fr. Mike
Would We Follow Immediately?
Posted by Anne Serwe on 1/29/20
Peter and Andrew are sitting in their boat mending their nets, and there Jesus appears calling to them. We are told that they left their boat and began to follow him. I find myself wondering what they saw or heard that compelled them to immediately begin following him? There ... Read More »
The Way We LIve should be an Invitation
Posted by Anne Serwe on 1/20/20
“’...he is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ Now I have seen and testified that he is the Son of God.” (Jn1:34)
I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth. (Is49:6)
I was raised ... Read More »
Baptized Into His Mission
Posted by Anne Serwe on 1/13/20
In the Gospel of Matthew; John the Baptist is baptizing people as they confessed their sins. In a dialogue with the Pharisees, John tells them that he is baptizing with water for repentance as he fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah: “A voice cries in the wilderness; Prepare a way ... Read More »