Posts by Erin Szurgot
Discerning God’s Voice
In today’s Gospel, our Lord says: “My sheep hear my voice. And I know them: and they follow me.” Jn 10:27. So how can we accustom ourselves to hear God’s voice and follow Him? How do we differentiate God’s voice from ours or the demon’s? First, we must make time for God to speak to…
Read MoreGod’s Promises
In today’s first reading, God promises to reunite all the Jewish people into one nation. The Jewish people were widely dispersed and intermarried with the Gentiles, so this would be difficult to do. God’s plan to do this is by offering salvation to Jews and Gentiles alike. St Paul, a devout Jew who became a…
Read MoreThe Way to Perfection
In today’s Gospel, Our Lord says, “Be perfect as your Heavenly Father is Perfect.” -Mt 5:48. At first glance, there may be a lot of fear when reading this command. How are we to become perfect when we are constantly making the same mistakes, confessing the same sins, and coming up short? No— this line…
Read MoreThe Angelic Doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas
Today’s Saint of the day is one of the church’s greatest theologians and a Doctor of the Church: St. Thomas Aquinas. It would be hard to overstate his impact on both the Church and the world. St. Thomas was born in Italy in 1225. When he was 19 years old, he entered the newly formed…
Read MoreHow to Have a Peaceful Family Life
Happy Feast of the Holy Family! In today’s readings we see clearly how to live out marriage and family life according to God’s perfect design. Husband and Wife First, let’s discuss the relationship between Husband and Wife. In the Gospel, the angel appears multiple times to St. Joseph and tells him where to bring Mary…
Read MoreMemento Mori
During the end of Liturgical Year and beginning of Advent the readings focus on the end times. This is because the Church desires us to reflect both on the humble first coming of Christ as a baby as well as His glorious second coming as King and Judge. Death as a Motivator First, why does…
Read MoreHow to Discern
Practical Tips for Discernment: In today’s Gospel our Lord spends an entire night in prayer before choosing His 12 disciples. Like Our Lord, we should also pray and ask the Holy Spirit for light before making a big decision. But how do you actually do that? First, you should set aside a few days where…
Read MoreThe Problem of Evil
In St. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica, one of the objections he gives to the existence of God is the problem of evil. How could an all-loving God allow so much evil to exist? Why is there so much suffering in this world? This question is something that many people find incredibly difficult to understand. The…
Read MoreSt. Augustine
Today is the Feast of St. Augustine, Bishop, and Doctor of the Church. St. Augustine is one of the most well-known saints, largely due to his incredibly influential book Confessions as well as his influence on theological thought throughout the centuries. St. Augustine was born in 354 in Africa. His mother, St. Monica, was a…
Read MoreMustard Seed
In the Gospel for today Our Lord says: “The Kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. It becomes a large bush, and the birds of the sky come…
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