Deacon Lawrence, Author at Queen of Peace Media

The Work of the Christian

Posted by Deacon Lawrence | A Catholic Deacon reflects on Faith, Art, and Our Spiritual Journey (by Lawrence Klimecki)

There has only ever been one great mission to which we are all called. It is the same mission that John the Baptist answered, to bear witness to Christ.

God Leads By Example

Posted by Deacon Lawrence | A Catholic Deacon reflects on Faith, Art, and Our Spiritual Journey (by Lawrence Klimecki)

We do not have a God who stands apart, directing our movements from on high. We have a God who chose to lead us by example, Jesus came down to us to be one of us. He pitched His tent in our midst and dwelt among us, all out of love for us.

Kings and the Virtue of Humility

Posted by Deacon Lawrence | A Catholic Deacon reflects on Faith, Art, and Our Spiritual Journey (by Lawrence Klimecki)

“Humility is perhaps the one virtue that divides society.” In 1942 a horrifying...

The Trials of Sainthood

Posted by Deacon Lawrence | A Catholic Deacon reflects on Faith, Art, and Our Spiritual Journey (by Lawrence Klimecki)

In our journey towards sainthood, God will always throw obstacles in our way, not because he is sadistic or mean-spirited, but because He wants us to realize our potential. God wants us to be fully the people, the saints, He knows we can be.

The Terror of Demons

Posted by Deacon Lawrence | A Catholic Deacon reflects on Faith, Art, and Our Spiritual Journey (by Lawrence Klimecki)

Joseph is the model of the pure man, pure of heart and pure of spirit. To him God has entrusted the safety of the pinnacle of all creation. Faced with such holiness how could the demons hope to tempt him to doubt?

The Everlasting Kingdom

Posted by Deacon Lawrence | A Catholic Deacon reflects on Faith, Art, and Our Spiritual Journey (by Lawrence Klimecki)

It is no longer a symbol of long vanished empires. It now stands as a symbol of the universal kingdom that has outlasted them all, the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, embodied In His Church. It is now topped by a bronze cross which contains a fragment of the true cross of Christ, representing the throne of the eternal King.

The Last Prophet Makes an Appeal

Posted by Deacon Lawrence | A Catholic Deacon reflects on Faith, Art, and Our Spiritual Journey (by Lawrence Klimecki)

A prophet is popularly thought of as someone who foretells the future. But that is not what a prophet is at all. A prophet is one who speaks for God, or rather, a prophet is one through whom God speaks to us.

How the Saga of Odysseus Informs Our Spiritual Journey

Posted by Deacon Lawrence | A Catholic Deacon reflects on Faith, Art, and Our Spiritual Journey (by Lawrence Klimecki)

If we fail in this journey we must repeat it until we succeed. Only by embracing the vocation God has called each of us to, will we truly know happiness in this world.

Why the Kingship of Christ Matters

Posted by Deacon Lawrence | A Catholic Deacon reflects on Faith, Art, and Our Spiritual Journey (by Lawrence Klimecki)

The empire of Christ over all nations was rejected. The right which the Church has from Christ himself, to teach mankind, to make laws, to govern peoples in all that pertains to their eternal salvation, that right was denied.

What Is Truth?

Posted by Deacon Lawrence | A Catholic Deacon reflects on Faith, Art, and Our Spiritual Journey (by Lawrence Klimecki)

To deny that anything is true is incredibly dangerous, not only for ourselves but for all of humanity. We have reached the point where we cannot have a rational discussion for fear of offending another person by referring to them with an improper pronoun.