‘Lord, Smash Our Idols’

‘Lord, Smash Our Idols’

Do you have idols in your life?  Are you prepared to let the Lord smash them so you can follow Him wholeheartedly?  To emphasize how important it is to give up our idols so we can follow the Lord with undivided hearts, I’d like to share my experience of literal idol...
Sainthood: It’s What We’re Made For

Sainthood: It’s What We’re Made For

In the spring of 2012, I came across an article that had become a viral sensation: a guileless new restaurant review from an eighty-five-year-old woman in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It caught my eye because I had just returned to Michigan after interviewing for a job...
Standing on the Word: Faith Over Fear

Standing on the Word: Faith Over Fear

The following article is condensed from Angèle Regnier’s homily at the 2023 Lift Jesus Higher Rally in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can listen to it here. The article originally appeared in Renewal Ministries’ July 2023 newsletter. In 2018, my archbishop encouraged...
Standing on the Word: Empowered to Witness

Standing on the Word: Empowered to Witness

The following article is condensed from Peter Herbeck’s talk at the 2023 Lift Jesus Higher Rally in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can listen to it here. The article originally appeared in Renewal Ministries’ July 2023 newsletter. Pope Benedict XVI believed the...
Standing on the Word: Declaring Truth

Standing on the Word: Declaring Truth

The following article is condensed from Rachel Herbeck’s talk at the 2023 Lift Jesus Higher Rally in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can listen to it here. This article originally appeared in Renewal Ministries’ July 2023 newsletter. The average person has 70,000...
Standing on the Word: Transfiguration

Standing on the Word: Transfiguration

The following article is condensed from Thomas Cardinal Collins’ homily at the 2023 Lift Jesus Higher Rally in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can listen to it here. The article originally appeared in Renewal Ministries’ July 2023 newsletter. Jesus’ Transfiguration...