Are we descending to others to help them ascend to all they have been created to be?

What can you do in your home and community to take care of our common home?

As his disciple, do I desire to grant Jesus’ wish?

How can I shift my focus away from worldly distractions to become a more mindful and responsible steward of the gifts and responsibilities You have entrusted to me?

If the Lord knocked on my door today, would he find me a faithful servant, ready and eager to welcome him?

How are you sharing your gifts and blessings with others?

Am I confidently trusting in the Lord?

In the aftermath of the Hurricanes what is ONE thing that you can do for someone else for which our heavenly Father would give thanks?

How is God calling me from being a “lone ranger” to a “team player”?

What grace to I need to ask the Lord for?

Have you been baptized? If so, you have received God's Spirit (the ...

How can I trust God better?

Have you put your trust in the Lord completely, or are there times when you seek a sign?

How can I recognize that even when I feel weak, God can do anything?

When have you been blessed after listening to the Word during the Eucharist?

When you face division, do you offer it up to God?

If we wish to be like Christ, why not practice being patient like Him, who also had to hang on in the loneliness of Gethsemane as He prayed to the Father?

How can I apply what Christ taught his disciples in the Lord's Prayer to my own prayer life?

What parts of my life do I try to hide, or do I think discredit me from true discipleship?

What can I do today to be more present to God and to those around me

In what areas of my life am I not fully giving myself to the Lord?

How can you surrender yourself (whether in your joy, sorrow, anger, or confusion) and allow God to lead you today?

Through my actions, do I show radical trust in the Lord and His Gospel?

How can the Eucharist help us to be an instrument of peace to the people whom we meet every day?

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