Hope – Fr. Mike Seiler

What We Have Now

Feb 22, 2026Fr. MikeSermonsDevil, Grace, Hope, Jesus, Lent, Satan, Self-Acceptance, Self-Awareness, Self-Examination, Spiritual Growth, Temptation

Imagine for a moment that you are in a desert. Not just what we experience outside of this town we live in, but an emotional and spiritual desert in which you feel isolated from others. Where you feel that you are alone, with no one to talk to, and nothing that feeds your soul with freshness or joy. Imagine that you are in this place, and now think of what would be your biggest desire.

For most of us, it would likely be that we would want to be anywhere else but that desolate space. We would believe that what we are experiencing now is not what we should be experiencing. That anyplace other than this desolate wilderness is better than where we are now.

Tickled Pink

Jan 21, 2024Fr. MikeSermonsDisciples, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, Faith in Action, Hope, Joy

Over the centuries, several people have done the exact same thing as what Paul was suggesting, selling their possessions and camping out on a mountain top, waiting for the second coming of Jesus. These people made a decision that was guided by some form of hope, even within a life that is filled with daily responsibilities and duties. Partly because they saw it as a salvation from their present struggles. For them, future hope bested their present reality. And because of that, their hope came with a sense of urgency.

Heaven on Earth

Nov 28, 2021Fr. MikeSermonsAnticipation, Christ, Faith in Action, God, Heaven, Hope, Love, Parousia, Second-Coming

Hope that focuses on an end to things is hope that is focused inward. Hope that focuses on an end to things is hope that expects a brighter future, but does not see that future around it in the present reality. Hope that focuses on an end to things is not a hope that lives in the reality of a future that is promised but not yet manifested.