One Thing I Do: The Secret to Gaining Christ

On the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul, Fr. Paul reflects on the life-changing words of Philippians 3 and reveals the secret behind the apostles’ fearless love for Christ. St. Paul challenges us with one question: What is the goal of your spiritual life? Many of us are trapped by our past failures, our past successes, or simply going through the motions of Christianity. But St. Paul declares: “One thing I do… forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead.” (Philippians 3:13) This sermon calls us to leave behind guilt, pride, worldliness, and empty religion in order to discover the surpassing worth of gaining Christ. The Christian life is not about merely doing spiritual activities. It is about knowing Jesus Himself.