We have entered into the holiest week of the year. In this homily, Bishop DeGrood encourages us to enter into the mystery of Christ's Passion and draw from the well of grace and strength this Holy Week, and enter into the passion God has for our own lives.

At the moment of your baptism, you were infused with graces. Not only were you infused with graces, but God also took you unto himself. In this homily, Bishop explains the reality of what happens to the soul at Baptism and when a baby is consecrated in oil, and how, through the waters of Baptism and holy oils, God pours himself into the heart and soul of the newly baptized.

Do you struggle with Lent? Do you tend to mumble and grumble when being tested or when God is asking you to grow? As human beings, it's our tendency because of Original Sin to resist growing in our spiritual lives. In this homily, Bishop encourages us to seek the Lord and allow him to fill us with his grace.

Do you struggle with the season of Lent? Bishop DeGrood did too as a child. In this homily, Bishop reflects on his childhood experiences, how the struggles he experienced back then now reveal the pathway for grace in his life, and he offers his encouragement this first week of Lent.

Do you know someone who embodies the humility of Jesus? In this homily, Bishop DeGrood reflects on the virtue of humility as the foundation of the spiritual life and how we need God to help us become humble like Christ was humble. Bishop reminds us that those who are humble are the most authentic. Do you want to be humble and authentic like Jesus?

When God's grace moves deeply within a soul, one can recognize it is of God. Even when we do not realize it, the heart yearns for deep connection with the Lord. In this homily, Bishop DeGrood reflects on the power of Christ's light and the power it has to draw any heart to himself.

Do you wish you had the courage to share your faith with a random person you encounter, or with your loved ones? In this homily, Bishop DeGrood explains why you can have the confidence to share the Good News with the people around you.

The baptism of Jesus is a profound mystery. Yet we do know Christ's baptism, and our own, opened the door to God's grace for us. In this homily, Bishop DeGrood reflects on the mystery and the extraordinary gift of the Sacrament of Baptism.