July 31st, 2010 By Father River Sims
St.Ignatius of Loyola Luke 9:23-25
May my prayer and my life be that of St. Ignatius: “Take Lord, and receive, my memory, my understanding, my entire will. All that I am, all that I have are your gift to me. I now return them to you. Give me only only your love and your… Continue reading
July 29th, 2010 By Father River Sims
Mt. 13:47-53
Our journey does not demand that we hide from life in order not to be tempted by it. The journey demands that we learn to choose between good and evil, but sometimes even good from good. People say I am “single focused” in the way I live my life and work–but for… Continue reading
July 28th, 2010 By Father River Sims
Mt. 13:44-46 When we get to the point where we choose what is valuable in life over what is not then we have found true happiness, then we have found God, then we have found heaven right now. For me what is valuable is serving God through serving the poorest of the poor, being one… Continue reading
July 28th, 2010 By Father River Sims
Mt. 13:36-43 Part of what it means to be human is that we all struggle to be our best selves. And often we fail. The real sin, then is not that we fail. The real sin lies in seducing others to do the things that destroy them spiritually. For me the real sin is in… Continue reading