18 Oct 2022 0 Comment

“There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being.”

Sadly that describes many people in power in the time of Jesus and in our own time. But Jesus describes a woman whose persistence moves the self centered judge to render a just judgment. Notice that Jesus does not say that the judge ruled...
8 Oct 2022 0 Comment

“Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?”

Would we have been the one who returned to thank Jesus? Or would we have been one of the nine? Gratitude begins with the awareness that  someone has done something for us. In order to be grateful to God we must be aware that God is the...
26 Sep 2022 0 Comment

“Abraham told the rich man, ‘My child, remember you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad.’”

Jesus paints a depressing picture of Lazarus, a poor man covered with sores laying at the door of a rich man who obviously ignored the poor man just outside of his house.  Both men die.  From the netherworld the rich man sees...
21 Sep 2022 0 Comment

Bart Schuchts is the founder of Church on Fire and has been associated with the John Paul II Healing Center since its inception. Bart has been in ministry across the body of Christ for over 30 years. Bart grew up in a Catholic home yet...
19 Sep 2022 0 Comment

“Prepare a full account of your stewardship!”

Here are some simple truths about stewardship you might want to keep in mind: A steward is a person who is given responsibility for the preservation and productivity of the property of another.  The first question of a Good Steward is...
7 Sep 2022 0 Comment

“Anyone who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.”

“Ah, Jesus, can’t I just keep my smart phone or tablet?” Jesus might point out that He said denounce Jesus might add, “You may USE your smart phone or tablet, but you may not claim that they, or anything else you think you own,...
30 Aug 2022 0 Comment

“Invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, the unwanted; blessed will you be because of their inability to repay you.”

A wealthy parishioner noted to his pastor that Jesus dined with the rich and famous of his day. He asked, “Do you think Jesus would belong to an exclusive country club if he were here today?” The pastor answered, “I suspect he might,...
23 Aug 2022 0 Comment

“I do not know where you are from.”

What will we do if Jesus speaks those words to us when we finally meet him?  Will our face go pale and our knees buckle?  Will we be very frightened?  Will we mumble, “I ate and drank in your company and you taught me”?  What if...
16 Aug 2022 0 Comment

“I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!”

Starting fires and setting relatives against each other seems like rather harsh words from the mouth of Jesus who consistently lived and taught what God told Moses to tell the Chosen People - to love God with our whole heart, mind, soul...