Catholic. Jesuit Scholastic (Seminarian). Avid reader. Ministering along the U.S. Mexico Border. Co-host: Jesuit Border Podcast.https://bsky.app/profile/josephnollasj.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephnollasj.bsky.social/post/3lddygp4d7s22Why have all the Popes since Pius X and so many saints throughout history urged the faithful to frequent Communion? Because it’s impossible to the desire the Eucharist more than Jesus desires the Eucharist for you. Nobody wants you to receive the Eucharist more than Jesus does.15 Dec 2024 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:raitnhclirfprmxnzallgfrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lddygp4d7s22https://bsky.app/profile/josephnollasj.bsky.social/post/3lazspwrytc2u“You should *want* to go to Mass! You should feel devout when you go to Mass!” Honestly, you probably can’t help how you feel. If you chose to go to Mass even though you weren’t “feeling it”, that still means something. That choice still has real value.16 Nov 2024 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:raitnhclirfprmxnzallgfrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lazspwrytc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephnollasj.bsky.social/post/3kdehf5wmnb2rHow did my family help me come back to Catholicism? Praying for me. Loving me. Letting me make my own decisions. And committing themselves to living their own lives with integrity. In other words, their steadfast faith, hope, and love signaled God’s faithfulness, desire to be with me, and love.04 Nov 2023 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:raitnhclirfprmxnzallgfrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdehf5wmnb2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephnollasj.bsky.social/post/3kd7geaulaj2bOn All Souls Day, think about your deceased loved ones. Since that first joyful embrace of God in Heaven, they have been praying for you, that you may also enjoy that embrace - because they love you now more than ever.02 Nov 2023 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:raitnhclirfprmxnzallgfrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kd7geaulaj2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephnollasj.bsky.social/post/3kd2y6o5kjn2kOne of the great things about Christianity, we haven’t deified death, turning it into a cosmic power. We’re not a religion of death even though we have the Crucifixion. We’re the religion of death’s dying, the religion of the Resurrection - and that gives us hope.31 Oct 2023 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:raitnhclirfprmxnzallgfrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kd2y6o5kjn2khttps://bsky.app/profile/josephnollasj.bsky.social/post/3kcqrpjyxoo2nGod the Father delighted so much in the Son that he wanted brothers & sisters for the Son, so they could delight in him too. The Son delighted so much in the Father that he wanted sons & daughters for the Father, so they could delight in him too. That’s why we exist, because joy must be shared.27 Oct 2023 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:raitnhclirfprmxnzallgfrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcqrpjyxoo2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephnollasj.bsky.social/post/3kcjol5vbvc2kWhen I was coming back to Catholicism after having fallen away, the Church’s veneration of Mary used to bother me. What changed for me? After praying over all sorts of problems I had, I felt her lovingly say “You have to understand, Jesus was never mine - I was always his.” No problems after that.24 Oct 2023 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:raitnhclirfprmxnzallgfrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcjol5vbvc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/josephnollasj.bsky.social/post/3kcgeu7tlzp2rWe cannot properly love God if we hate the worst sinner. Seriously. The *worst* sinner. Because God loved that sinner enough to work their redemption.23 Oct 2023 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:raitnhclirfprmxnzallgfrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcgeu7tlzp2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephnollasj.bsky.social/post/3kce4uwmhmc23If we can’t envision the Holy Trinity celebrating the war in Gaza, then neither should we. We need fewer cheerleaders and more mourners.22 Oct 2023 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:raitnhclirfprmxnzallgfrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kce4uwmhmc23https://bsky.app/profile/josephnollasj.bsky.social/post/3kcblupz72c26If you’re inclined to doubt your own value, remember: God didn’t create us because he needed us. He created us because he *wanted* us. In other words, you are worth creating.21 Oct 2023 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:raitnhclirfprmxnzallgfrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcblupz72c26https://bsky.app/profile/josephnollasj.bsky.social/post/3kc6zm7dhnx2fTotal transparency with God. If you don’t know what to say, you can tell him that. If you want to yell because of what’s happening in your life, he can handle it. If you want to cry for love of him, why would that bother him? If you just want to sit quietly, that’s fine too.20 Oct 2023 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:raitnhclirfprmxnzallgfrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kc6zm7dhnx2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/josephnollasj.bsky.social/post/3kc56vxv7jg2wAfter we recognize that we’ve sinned, the devil and God each ask us a question. The devil’s question: “What have you done? You’re horrible!” God’s question: “What are we going to do now?” God encourages us to learn and grow, not wallow and despair.19 Oct 2023 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:raitnhclirfprmxnzallgfrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kc56vxv7jg2w