Fr. Mike

In your deepest identity, God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is you are a communion of persons. You're an eternal exchange of love. You pour yourself out in love to the Son, Father. And the Son, Jesus Christ, you pour yourself out in love to the Father. And we give you praise for the Spirit that is the third person, so real, that love that's so real that it's a third person.

In your deepest identity, God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is you are a communion of persons. You're an eternal exchange of love. You pour yourself out in love to the Son, Father. And the Son, Jesus Christ, you pour yourself out in love to the Father. And we give you praise for the Spirit that is the third person, so real, that love that's so real that it's a third person.

In your deepest identity, God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is you are a communion of persons. You're an eternal exchange of love. You pour yourself out in love to the Son, Father. And the Son, Jesus Christ, you pour yourself out in love to the Father. And we give you praise for the Spirit that is the third person, so real, that love that's so real that it's a third person.

Lord God, all fatherhood, all family. on earth comes from you. And so we just thank you. Thank you for bringing us into your family. Thank you for making us your children. Thank you for allowing us access in the power of your Holy Spirit to be able to cry out, Abba, Father. In Jesus' name we pray, amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.

Lord God, all fatherhood, all family. on earth comes from you. And so we just thank you. Thank you for bringing us into your family. Thank you for making us your children. Thank you for allowing us access in the power of your Holy Spirit to be able to cry out, Abba, Father. In Jesus' name we pray, amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.

Lord God, all fatherhood, all family. on earth comes from you. And so we just thank you. Thank you for bringing us into your family. Thank you for making us your children. Thank you for allowing us access in the power of your Holy Spirit to be able to cry out, Abba, Father. In Jesus' name we pray, amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.

Okay, so as I mentioned, a little hoarse today. Hopefully it's not too annoying or too bothersome, but we have St. Paul once again. You know, it's really incredible. Paul is someone, if you give him some lemons and a bunch of sugar, he's gonna make lemonade because, you know, you can't just make lemonades with lemons. You need sugar. But say here's St. Paul who is on trial

Okay, so as I mentioned, a little hoarse today. Hopefully it's not too annoying or too bothersome, but we have St. Paul once again. You know, it's really incredible. Paul is someone, if you give him some lemons and a bunch of sugar, he's gonna make lemonade because, you know, you can't just make lemonades with lemons. You need sugar. But say here's St. Paul who is on trial

Okay, so as I mentioned, a little hoarse today. Hopefully it's not too annoying or too bothersome, but we have St. Paul once again. You know, it's really incredible. Paul is someone, if you give him some lemons and a bunch of sugar, he's gonna make lemonade because, you know, you can't just make lemonades with lemons. You need sugar. But say here's St. Paul who is on trial

And he uses this opportunity to basically try to convert the people that are listening to his case, essentially. And you think about this, like, think about the, I don't want to say just positivity. That's not necessarily it. The can-do attitude, maybe that's part of it. But even more, the deep virtue, the deep theological virtue of hope, which is, God, you can do anything with any circumstance.

And he uses this opportunity to basically try to convert the people that are listening to his case, essentially. And you think about this, like, think about the, I don't want to say just positivity. That's not necessarily it. The can-do attitude, maybe that's part of it. But even more, the deep virtue, the deep theological virtue of hope, which is, God, you can do anything with any circumstance.

And he uses this opportunity to basically try to convert the people that are listening to his case, essentially. And you think about this, like, think about the, I don't want to say just positivity. That's not necessarily it. The can-do attitude, maybe that's part of it. But even more, the deep virtue, the deep theological virtue of hope, which is, God, you can do anything with any circumstance.

God, you can do any good, even in the worst possible situation. And so here is St. Paul and he's in front of Agrippa and in front of Festus and in front of Bernice and all these other people. And basically he's telling them his story, right? It tells him his conversion story. And then I love this at the end of chapter 26, he then says, he says, King Agrippa, do you believe in the prophets?

God, you can do any good, even in the worst possible situation. And so here is St. Paul and he's in front of Agrippa and in front of Festus and in front of Bernice and all these other people. And basically he's telling them his story, right? It tells him his conversion story. And then I love this at the end of chapter 26, he then says, he says, King Agrippa, do you believe in the prophets?

God, you can do any good, even in the worst possible situation. And so here is St. Paul and he's in front of Agrippa and in front of Festus and in front of Bernice and all these other people. And basically he's telling them his story, right? It tells him his conversion story. And then I love this at the end of chapter 26, he then says, he says, King Agrippa, do you believe in the prophets?

I know you believe. And Agrippa says to Paul, you're trying to make me a Christian basically. And in a short time, you want to make me a Christian. And I love Paul's response. Well, I don't care short or long, it doesn't matter. I don't care if you do this quickly, you do this slow.

I know you believe. And Agrippa says to Paul, you're trying to make me a Christian basically. And in a short time, you want to make me a Christian. And I love Paul's response. Well, I don't care short or long, it doesn't matter. I don't care if you do this quickly, you do this slow.

I know you believe. And Agrippa says to Paul, you're trying to make me a Christian basically. And in a short time, you want to make me a Christian. And I love Paul's response. Well, I don't care short or long, it doesn't matter. I don't care if you do this quickly, you do this slow.

I would to God that not only you, but also all who hear me this day might become such as I am, except for the chains, except for being locked up. And of course, Agrippa and Bernice and Festus, they would have let him go. But Agrippa said to Festus, this man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.

I would to God that not only you, but also all who hear me this day might become such as I am, except for the chains, except for being locked up. And of course, Agrippa and Bernice and Festus, they would have let him go. But Agrippa said to Festus, this man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.