Take Peace with you: At the end of Mass, we are told to "go in peace"...this week, let us truly bring GOd's peace into our world.
Weekly Challenge: May 6, 2018
Build a Friendship: This week in your prayer time, talk to God as you would a friend.
Weekly Challenge: April 29, 2018
Reflect: What is keeping you from living a "Real Life"? What is your life tied to?
Weekly Challenge: April 15, 2018
You Know You Can Change That
Weekly Challenge: March 25, 2018
Fast from Hesitation: It can seem ab intimidating prospect - inviting God into your life. But it is a choice that must be made,,,either he is ultimately important in your life, or not at all. Your challenge is to not live in perpetual hesitation, but choose - choose Christ. And when you choose him, dive fully into the Easter Triduum!
Weekly Challenge: March 18, 2018
Fast from Negativity: It's so easy to slip into a habit of negativity, especially when things are not going our way. It's also easy to get trapped in another's negativity. This week, focus on the positve, be grateful, cherish the good things, even if they are small. And when you are in the midst of another's negativity, change the subject, or if necessary, walk away.
Weekly Challenge: March 11, 2018
Fast from quick judgments: Everything has a label these days....but labels aren't always something to be desired. When we label people, we are not seeing them as people, indivitudals, children of God. This week, for every perosn that you see, take a moment, see them, don't label them, see them as a unique perosn with their own story, on their own journey.
Weekly Challenge: March 4, 2018
Fast from being closed: This one might take a little description. Sometimes in our life, we have a profound experience, but then we forget, time passes, and we move on. This was not the case for the woman at the well. When she encountered Jesus, not only was that a life-changing experience, but she went out and shared it with her whole village. This week, when we encounter God, let's not keep it to ourselves, let's not be closed off, but we too can go out and change the world around us.
Weekly Challenge: February 25, 2018
Fast from Fear: In Lent we are called out into the desert, called to the mountain top, called away from it all, to be with God. This can be intimidating; we wonder what will happen, and how we will react. We are faced with another challenge when we go to be with God - we leave distractions behind. And when we leave them behind we are faced with ourselves....who we really are. This week, join God on the mountain top, and do not be afraid, but let God tell you who you really are to him.
Weekly Challenge: February 18, 2018
Fast from Complaining: This week, in addition to your normal fast, fast from complaining. This one is going to take a serious conscious effort. Sometimes complaining just comes so seemingly natural. So this week, pay attention to where your heart is, and remember, a grateful heart silences a complaining voice.
Weekly Challenge: February 11, 2018
Change Your Perspective: This week, when you see someone who is undesirable in your mind, think of Jesus and the Leper in today's Gospel. How did Jesus treat him? How should we view the people we see?
Weekly Challenge: February 4, 2018
Intercede: Everyone is in need of something. This week, spend time each day praying for a specific person. When you pray for each person, ask God to give them what they need, and a willing heart and mind to recieve his love.
Weekly Challenge: January 28, 2018
Clean up: This week take a good look around your life right now...how are your relationships: with your family, friends, co-workers with God. Life can get messy, right?! Take some time to make a plan as to how you can start the clean-up, then ask God to help heal these relationships.
Weekly Challenge: January 21, 2018
Encourage: It's often easy to complain about situations and the actions of others, but complaining does not help anyone or anything, it simply tears down. This week, encourage someone, especially if you are tempted to complain.
Weekly Challenge: January 14, 2018
Behold: This week, spend time beholding God. Just look at him, listen to him, and ask for the courage to follow him in every aspect of your life.
Weekly Challenge: January 7, 2018
Follow: The magi followed the star, seeking the Messiah, the King. This week, reflect on what you follow. Do you follow sports, news, trends. How important is following these? How much of yourself do you invest in these? Spend a little more time each day seeking Jesus, following the Light.
Weekly Challenge: December 31, 2017
1. Think of someone in your family that you have not talked to in a while.
2. Buy a card.
3. Write a note in the card.
4. Buy a stamp.
5. Mail the card.
Weekly Challenge: December 24, 2017
Receive: It is said that it is easier to "give than receive". We find ourselves this time of year doing both. However, we have been given the greatest gift - Jesus. Let us receive him intio our homes, our families and our world.
Weekly Challenge: December 17, 2017
Find Joy: In our world, it's sometimes hard to have joy. We all want to be joyful, so why don't we go looking for it. Sometimes some of our most joyful experiences are also some of the most difficult ones. This week, go looking for joy, and you might just find it.
Weekly Challenge: December 10, 2017
Have Peace: This week, let peace reign. The peace that Christ brought into the world is such a gift. Share the peace that you have found in your faith with others.