Sacred Heart Church

COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: In the Gospel, we see the generosity of the poor widow: She didn’t just share some of her abundance; she gave God what she had. The scribes considered that they were doing God a favor by serving him; the widow understood that God was the one doing the favors. That’s the…

COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: In the Gospel story, we see Bartimaeus throw aside his cloak, spring up, and turn to Jesus. Why did he need to throw aside his cloak? The cloak was among Bartimaeus’s few possessions, and his willingness to throw it aside before Jesus even healed him is a witness to his faith…

COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: In today’s Gospel James and John want glory, and Our Lord wants to show them the path they did not expect would achieve it: suffering for the sake of others. Our true glory comes from the degree to which we give ourselves to others, just like Our Lord. SERVING OTHERS: Come…