“[P]rayer is in many ways the criterion of Christian life. Prayer requires that we stand in God’s presence… proclaiming to ourselves and to others that without God we can do nothing. This is difficult in a climate where the predominate counsel is “Do your best and God will do the rest.” When life is divided…
Read More…Christ came, not only because of our need as a fallen race to be redeemed, but as the firstborn of all creation to teach us how to live. One cannot teach life except by getting a wounded heart, a wounded spirit, not without being bruised… We must study to learn how to identify … the…
Read MoreThe 13th of October, 1917 We left home quite early, expecting that we would be delayed along the way. Masses of people thronged the roads The rain fell in torrents. My mother, her heart torn with uncertainty as to what was going to happen, and fearing it would the last day of my life, wanted…
Read MoreAs Catholics… we believe that original sin isn’t something committed, it’s something contracted. We recognize that we have received from Adam and Eve a human nature devoid of the divine nature God originally entrusted to them. As such, we don’t so much see original sin as a “thing,” as we do a lack of a…
Read MoreYears ago I saw a poster that said: “One person with a belief is equal in force to ninety0nine people who merely have an interest.” When we believe in our faith, rather than merely have an interest in it, we become a witness and a source of strength to others. You might be the only…
Read MoreGod, in giving us life, gives each of us a mission to accomplish and a role to fulfill in his eternal plan. The most important thing, then, is to recognize this particular mission, to discern the divine will in our life, and then to work to make of our entire life and death a means…
Read MoreGrant me, O Lord, an ever-watchful heart that no alien thought can lure away from you; a noble heart that no base love can sully; an upright heart that no perverse intention can lead astray; an invincible heart that no distress can overcome; an unfettered heart that no impetuous desires can enchain. Grant me, O…
Read MoreBaby Monkey pic.twitter.com/DpmKoUiU3B — God's Tiny Creatures (@GodsTinyAnimals) August 28, 2014 Tickling a Turtle. Look at that smile. pic.twitter.com/rToLdkyesE — God's Tiny Creatures (@GodsTinyAnimals) August 28, 2014 Baby hedgehog, nothing could be cuter pic.twitter.com/27NsJA9P3u — God's Tiny Creatures (@GodsTinyAnimals) August 27, 2014 Baby Polar Bear pic.twitter.com/krAm9YfaHh — God's Tiny Creatures (@GodsTinyAnimals) August 27, 2014 And…
Read MoreLord, this is the other person, with whom I do not see eye to eye. He belongs to you. You have created him; you have allowed him, it not wanted him, to be just as he is. If you can bear with him, my God, then I too will bear with him and put up…
Read MoreObedience is the one and the only way of wisdom and prudence for us to offer glory to God. If there were another, Christ would certainly have shown it to us by word and example. Scripture, however, summed up his enter life at Nazareth in the words: He was subject to them; Scripture set obedience…
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Here it’s coffee and conversation, and where the faith-sharing is often a friendly mix of catechesis and cannoli. It’s a place where we can catch up…
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