Following Jesus In The Foothills
Easter
Posted by Fr. Nathan March on 5/14/17
The Lord is Risen! Alleluia! We welcome all of you who are visi
Making Sense of Suffering
Posted by Fr. Nathan March on 5/14/17
Jesus challenged his disciples, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23). This weekend as we enter into Holy Week, the Palm Sunday readings remind us of Jesus’ suffering and death. Suffering is a great ... Read More »
Palm Sunday (Sunday Message)
Posted by Fr. Nathan March on 5/14/17
every animal has the capacity to experience pain, and in this life there’s no real way of completely avoiding it. Yet suffering retains the character of a choice we make. We may not be able to make the hurt go away, but we have some control over how we ... Read More »
Purity of Heart
Posted by Fr. Nathan March on 5/14/17
Jesus once taught, “the eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is sound your whole body will be full of light” (Ma
5th Sunday of Lent (Sunday Message)
Posted by Fr. Nathan March on 5/14/17
Everything is leading us toward the resurrection. With the resurrection man is finally made whole and complete again. All the suffering that is the result of the incompleteness caused by sin will be overcome. We will be able to stand once again in God’s presence, but without those uncomfortable ... Read More »
4th Sunday of Lent (Sunday Message)
Posted by Fr. Nathan March on 5/14/17
So this question of who or what is greater is a question that permeates the readings. It is a question that needs to also permeate our lives. Whereas the blind man was given two gifts by Jesus, the gifts of physical and spiritual sight, we too have been given ... Read More »
Soul of the Gospel
Posted by Fr. Nathan March on 5/14/17
Last week we focused on generosity as the heart of the Gospel. This week I’d like to suggest that if generosity is the heart, forgiveness is the soul of the Gospel. When we look to the Cross we see the generosity of God by which we have been forgiven.
3rd Sunday of Lent (Sunday Message)
Posted by Fr. Nathan March on 5/14/17
Ok, so this week, following Jesus in the foothills, let us ponder forgiveness as the soul of the Gospel. To forgive is to be generous. Ask yourself this week, “How seriously do you take Jesus’ invitation to forgive?” This week try and identify someone in your life that you ... Read More »
The Heart of the Gospel
Posted by Fr. Nathan March on 5/14/17
Last week I suggested that we could use, as sort of a tool for more intentionally living out these 40 days of Lent as disciples, Jesus’ 40 word answer to the question “Which is the Greatest Commandment?” Jesus replied, “’You shall love the Lord your God with all your ... Read More »