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Joy and panic. The two emotions that pop to the surface when realizing Advent starts this Sunday, December 2 and Christmas will follow 23 days later. 10 Reasons for Joy: 1. We are preparing to celebrate the Birth of our Savior. 2. His mother said an absolute YES to God out of TRUST* in His Goodness and now the whole world can be saved. 3. Jesus actually, physically, came in the flesh. GOD was made MAN! 4. Jesus came and restored my dignity. I can now hold my head up high beca

What are you thankful for today? What blessings has God given to you over the years? Faith? Family? Friends? The good things in life-- both great and small? St. Ignatius of Loyola states: “I think that ingratitude is at the root of all sinfulness.” I agree. Think about it. Discontent (which often leads to sinfulness) is thinking we have been “short changed” by God, life, circumstances or someone. We can easily fall into the trap of believing that we have not been fairly treat

*Something Greater Pilgrimage to the Holy Land sign up date deadline is VERY SOON! Click HERE for more info! And HERE to register! Spaces filling up fast!* I have GREAT NEWS for anyone feeling bogged down or discouraged by the circumstances of life, anyone who feels that this earth can be too much to bear. It is an amazingly efficacious teaching. As you read the below--remember YOU are the Church! St. Augustine writes in Sermon number 137: ”...that our Lord Jesus Christ, who

It’s A GO! Come join me! PRAY~ To know Him is to Love* Him: Want to REALLY get to know Him--up close and personal? Fall in love with Jesus and His people? Pray where He prayed? See what He saw? Touch what He touched? Walk where He walked? Come with me and follow IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS- HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE-MARCH 16-28, 2019 (with the Jordan/Petra extension March 28-31)-click for full color brochure and itinerary. This trip is unique in that it is designed specifically for

Do you trust God? For the next six weeks the Something Greater team is posting a “Trust Challenge” (see it here, on facebook and instagram at something_greater_ministries). This is our effort to provide an easy way to help you to go deeper with God. Each day a beautiful photo, simple meditation, reflection question, verse and prayer will be posted. Why do this? Scripture states: “Blessed are those who trust in the LORD; the LORD will be their trust.They are like a tree plant