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Living the gospel

Robert Cardinal Sarah writes in an article that the mission of religious communities and I include here the Confraternity of...

Created for a time like this.

In an article in the Advocate Josh Johnson has a first hand perspective on being black. He is also a Priest and a son of a cop. In his...

A Time to Die

Nicholas Diat wrote a beautiful book about how monks die, their struggles, faith, piece, humanity, and fears. Death should always be...

Holy Spirit Help

When we find ourselves in a bind, sometimes the last thing we think of doing is asking the Holy Spirit to guide us. That should be the...

Dog Days - Conversion Days

Dog Days of summer are those hot, sticky days when dogs just want to sleep in the shade and so do people! These are great days for...

Rejoice in What?

Jesus gave His disciples many powers and much authority, but then told them, "But yet rejoice not in this, that spirits are subject unto...

Becoming God

Hey, isn't that a blasphemy? No body said that we COULD become God. The point of this post is that a good many people act as if they have...

God's Kids

Non-Catholic Christian groups are good at letting their youngsters know that they are God's Kids. We adults need to recognize that as our...

The Holy Spirit

Pentecost celebrates the start of the Church by the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and the Blessed Mother with them. Think...

Fear of Repercussions

A sad statistic from a religious magazine-- 90% of pastors believe the Biblical teaching on sexual issues but only 10% will preach about...

Ascension--Our Hope

The Ascension of Christ into His Glory marks our hope that we will, one day, be where He is. He said that He went to prepare a place for...

Joy, an Unmistakable Mark

An unmistakable mark of penance (conversion) is joy. Joy at knowing that God loves you, that God acts for you, that God will take you to...

So What Are They Hiding?

Canada has refused to allow the movie Unplanned to be shown. Really? The movie is about Abby Johnson's work at Planned Parenthood and...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Archbishop Fulton Sheen's cause for canonization has been opened. Bishop Sheen captivated Catholic audiences with his flamboyant manner...

Dead as a Door Nail?

How is your spirituality? Lively? Or dead as a door nail. How can you know? Consider your course of action when you encounter a...

Healing Ananias

When Peter healed Ananias, as related in the Book of Acts, he acknowledged that Jesus did the healing. "In the name of Jesus, Ananias,...

Hospitality

Hospitality is a mark of a follower of Christ. Do you open your heart and soul to Jesus? Then you must also be open to others, whether or...

Powerlessness

Powerlessness can often make us receptive to God's guidance. Saul of Tarsus was powerful when he was persecuting Christians, but God...

What Jesus Did Not Die For

Thanks to Chuck Graham of CILOA, and the Holy Spirit Who inspired him, for this quote: Jesus didn't die so we could crucify others. Do we...

Continual Conversion

We can't opt for Jesus once and then figure that our spiritual life is in order. Because we are fallible and changeable human beings, our...