At funerals, you will often hear people say, “Heaven just gained an angel”. As well-intentioned as this person may be, this is simply untrue. Heaven did not gain an angel, it gained a human being. God willing when you die and enter the glories of Heaven, you will not become an angel, but remain a […] The post Will we have Bodies in Heaven? appeared first on Fire Up Ministries ..read more

A few years ago, a young woman approached me and said rather abruptly, “Why is it that you only talk about sex? There is so much more to the Catholic faith than just sex.” Although this isn’t entirely true – that I only talk about sex – I do spend more time on that topic […] The post If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world on fire appeared first on Fire Up Ministries ..read more

All of us have someone in our lives that we struggle to love. Maybe they have wounded us deeply by their words or actions, and we find it impossible to forgive them. Every time we see them, anticipate that we will see them or hear their name, we become tense and anxious. When we are […] The post Mercy Makes You Merciful appeared first on Fire Up Ministries ..read more

In my teen years, I believed that I could never be fully alive and happy if I lived according to the Church’s teachings on human sexuality.   When I was about seventeen years old, I remember being at the gym, watching a female rapper performing on MTV. The gym I trained at had giant screens […] The post The Glory of God is Man Fully Alive appeared first on Fire Up Ministries ..read more

Satan's grand plan for your life is to convince you not only that God has not called you to greatness but that even if he had, you wouldn't be gifted enough to achieve it.  The post Satan Has a Grand Plan for Your Life appeared first on Fire Up Ministries ..read more

On Sunday, I participated in my first Sunday Mass live streamed. I am sure that many of you, like me, found the experience to be quite unusual. I felt a deep ache in my heart to receive Our Lord physically in the Eucharist but I also felt a deep ache to be physically united to […] The post Life in Christ appeared first on Fire Up Ministries ..read more

Life throws us many curveballs, perhaps none as difficult as reconciling the existence of an all-good God with the reality of suffering and evil in the world. I remember reading a news article about a terrorist group in the Middle East that was raiding Christian homes. They were raping and killing Christians who would not […] The post Who is to Blame for Suffering? appeared first on Fire Up Ministries ..read more

In a world of constant work and busyness, the concept of leisure has almost disappeared. Our culture’s obsession with work can be – and often is – detrimental to the most important relationships in our lives; God, our spouse and our children. I myself, like many others, struggle with maintaining a healthy work and family life […] The post Leisure or Laziness? appeared first on Fire Up Ministries ..read more

When I used to hear people talk about God working miracles in their lives, it would frustrate me. I would think; “what’s so good about them that God would do these amazing things for them?” If you’re anything like I was, perhaps you think that God only works miracles in the lives of the super-pious […] The post St Joseph the (Miracle) Worker appeared first on Fire Up Ministries ..read more

We were jumping out of our skin! Madeleine and I had wanted to go to Rome for our honeymoon and receive a papal blessing on our marriage for some time. Today was our chance to fulfil this dream. Every Wednesday, the Holy Father hosts a Papal Audience where thousands gather to hear him preach. The […] The post The Time I Hugged Pope Francis appeared first on Fire Up Ministries ..read more