Fr. George Smiga, Author at Building on the Word

Riding Third Class

No follower of Christ can say that the need of another is no concern of mine.

The problem of the rich man who runs up to Jesus is not one of money. It’s about making choices.

Irritating people keep disrupting our lives, but Jesus expects us to love them.

By embracing a vulnerable child, Jesus tells us that we are expected to care for the least among us.

Work can be good, even if it is difficult.

The power of the Eucharist can shape our past, our present, and our future.

Before Jesus decides whether he is going to help someone, he first has compassion on those who are in need.

Sending is what God does to God’s daughters and sons. God makes us. God saves us. God sends us.

There is more than one ascension. We are able to identify multiple, smaller ascensions in our lives.

Loving others in general is a noble and beautiful ideal. But loving particular people can be a challenge.

Jesus is asking us to forgive others and then to hold them fast. We are to do this communally, as a Church.

“Victory” discusses the role of Jesus within the Christian tradition from the perspective of hope.

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