Posts by Fr. Belken

We've heard of the Ascension, and we've also heard of the Assumption. Are both the same or different things, and how does that challenge us?

Do you know how close you are to the Kingdom of Heaven- or even how close it may be to you?

We know so little about St. Lawrence- and yet so much through the few parts of his life that we know. May he inspire us to virtue.

Aren't all things just vanity in this life, anyways? Perhaps not, if we begin to be rich in what matters.

Pray in a way that you may not do already- first, by praying; second, by being persistent; and third, daring to hope in the promise that your prayer can have…

We hear from Padre Pio "Pray, hope, and don't worry"... but is that possible?

We can get so used to living in our comfort zone- what does the parable of the Good Samaritan teach us about that- and the call to heaven?

We are all running, likely, but are we running towards or away from the source of all things- and the one who can make us happy?

Peter and Paul are such powerful saints in the Church's history- do we have any hope of being like them at all?

In life we have so many "extraordinary" things that we enjoy- perhaps even some are dreams... what happens when they become ordinary? Should we let the Eucharist become ordinary and…