The Apostolical Christian - Kory LaCroix

Kory LaCroix, Pastoral Associate for Marriage and Young Professionals at Our Lady of Grace parish in Edina, Minnesota sees in the sermon “The Apostolical Christian” the necessity of seeking the Truth, finding Christ and conforming our lives to His. In the sermon Newman gives us important questions to contemplate. Am I running the race? And which path am I running on? Is it one that I have created or one that Christ has given to me? Do we observe the rules of the contest? Do we appeal to Scripture to form our conscience to find the truth? Do our thoughts and affections have relations to the unseen? Do I live for Christ wholly? What does my heart love? What do I love more than Christ? 

Prayer is our tool to watch for Christ, to become like Christ. We must first desire an inward earnestness and then we can speak from the heart. Newman tells us that from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The heart that prays with Christ is filled with Christ. As your heart becomes more like Christ’s heart, your heart is more concerned with what His heart desires. When we are with our Beloved, Christ, we find joy. Like Christ, we are called to surrender our hearts and goods to others, joyfully. This Christ-like joy is the fruit of tribulation. 

 

Kory shares real life stories on his podcast - The Storydram Podcast which can be found at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-storydram/id1688617049

To approach Newman's majestic thought it is highly recommended to download the formatted sermon at www.newmanontap.com. Comments and suggestions are appreciated on the same site.