Author Archives: mikedenz

The Son of God, the Second Person of the Trinity, became a human being for two main reasons: to teach, to sanctify, for the purpose of inviting us into a relationship with Himself.  When we look at Our Lord’s public life, the three year period that ended with His Ascension into Heaven, we can clearlyContinue reading “Christ the Teacher… from the Cross”

I will not leave you desolate; I will come to you.  Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more, but you will see me; because I live, you will live also.  In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. Continue reading “You Will See Me”

I will be presenting a series on the Gospel of St. John entitled “Eyewitness”. This will stream live on Facebook on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm est, starting September 16. To sign up just visit HERE.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. John 10:10 Thief (Satan) = Steal, Kill, Destroy. Jesus = Abundant Life Choose. Choice seems easy, right?  When you boil it down like I did above we can feel pretty dumb, because so oftenContinue reading “Abundantly Fearful”

Now the serpent was more subtle than any other wild creature that the LORD God had made. Genesis 3:1 The serpent being referred to here is Satan.  This is the first time Satan is mentioned in the Bible and the one thing God tells us about him is that he is very subtle. Now, someContinue reading “More Subtle…”

Who doesn’t like good news? When someone comes home and says, “I have good news!”, don’t you just feel a little better right away, before you even hear what the good news is? Then there are the times when we are in church. At Mass the same phrase is used: “Good News”. Sometimes it isContinue reading “So, What’s the Good News?”

Grandpa Joe stopped by his daughter’s house one winter evening to visit with the family. He had brought a lollipop to give to his granddaughter, 4-year-old Zoe. Grandpa Joe sat down on the couch, smiled at Zoe and said hello. Zoe stood by her mom, clutching her leg tightly. Grandpa said he had a surpriseContinue reading “Trust”

I searched for the word “taught” in the four gospels. I wanted to see how many times the gospels said Jesus taught. I found it used in this way a total of seventeen times: And he opened his mouth and taught them. –Matthew 5:2 He taught them as one who had authority. –Matthew 7:9 AndContinue reading “And He Taught…”

I’m the kind of guy who gets attached to things. I don’t like change (unless it’s the change of seasons). I grew up in a house in Elma, NY that my parents built in the 1950’s. The youngest of six, I spent every Thanksgiving, Christmas and birthday in that house. Just 8 years after gettingContinue reading “Immediately they Left…”

When I was working toward my master’s degree at Franciscan University of Steubenville I was blessed to be on the university’s RCIA Team.  This meant that I, along with several other graduate students, assisted the RCIA Director with the meetings we had for the people who wanted to come into the Catholic Church. After Easter,Continue reading “The Blessed Mother”