One of the earliest images of a life of disciple is that of a Christian being called a “soldier of Christ.” When you think about the term “gospel,” which means “the Good News of a military victory” and the meaning of the term “sacrament” which comes from the Latin word for the oath that a soldier took to the join the Roman Army, one can begin to see the strong foundation the term “soldier of Christ” has in our Church’s history. With this in mind, I would like to reflect on what it takes to be a soldier of Christ. For help with this reflection, I would like to turn the following article “10 Life Lessons from A Navy Seal. I will Always Remember #4” which was published in the Business Insider. The article will be in bold and my reflection will be in regular font.

Talk about timing, as the month of February comes to an end, we find ourselves on the Feast of The Chair of St. Peter. For the last three weeks we have been reflecting on what led St. Peter to deny Christ and today we will look at the steps that led St. Peter to reconcile with Jesus. Quotes from Fulton Sheen book: Characters of the Passion: Lessons on Faith and Trust will be in bold and my work will be in the normal font.

In just a few days we will be entering into Lent and so let us continue to look at what led St. Peter to deny Christ and how he eventually reconciled with the Lord. Quotes from Fulton Sheen book: Characters of the Passion: Lessons on Faith and Trust will be in bold and my work will be in the normal font.

Father Robert Barron had made a great 11 minute video about the priesthood.

As we move through the month of February and look at what led to St. Peter’s denial of Christ and how he eventually reconciled with Christ, we will continue using Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s book: Characters of the Passion: Lessons on Faith and Trust. Quotes from his book will be in bold and my thoughts will be in the normal font.