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A Faith that is Mature (4) • Posted by: Deacon Mike Bickerstaff

There are two dangers to the spiritual life that are all too common.  First, we can spend so much time learning about God through study that we never come to know him in prayer. In this sense, study becomes a false god. Second, our efforts at “doing and ministering” become all about the “serving” and [...]

Why Good Enough Just…Isn’t (1) • Posted by: Cheryl Dickow

Like all teachers – well at least like many teachers – I entered the classroom ready to change the world. Sure, I was a bit older than most when I took my first steps into the parochial middle school milieu; but certainly wisdom and an ability to laugh at life would be my allies. And [...]

A Recession Antidote (2) • Posted by: Randy Hain

I went to Reconciliation a few days ago with a lot on my mind.  I have been weighted down for the last few months with work stress, concerns about money and a myriad of other issues big and small.  As I went through my examination of conscience, I couldn’t get past the sins listed on [...]

8 Tips for Catholic Men (13) • Posted by: Randy Hain

I had a recent epiphany as I was preparing myself for Reconciliation and realized that I was about to confess many of the same sins I have been struggling with for years.  I have made progress in some areas, but feel that I am going backwards in others.  Didn’t Einstein once say that the definition of [...]

Why Women Cook (2) • Posted by: Theresa Thomas

Sito was my late grandmother-in-law. No matter when my husband and I stopped by (or even, sorry to say, dropped in without calling), Sito would provide a feast for us. She spent almost every day cooking and filling her freezer with nourishing delicious meals and treats, betting on the chance that someone would stop by, [...]

Praying for People We Don’t Like (5) • Posted by: Anna Mitchell

I only remember going to Confession once during my four years in college.  Confession was a sacrament that I just didn’t think about much (we’ll get into that at a later date), but it became a last resort at this certain moment during my senior year.  I hadn’t even done anything particularly terrible: I was [...]

An Abortionist’s Nightmare (1) • Posted by: Fr. Frank Pavone

An Abortionist’s Nightmare
by Father Frank Pavone
National Director, Priests for Life
Dr. McArthur Hill used to kill babies for a living. Now he has repented. At a conference of former abortionists a few years ago, he shared the nightmares he had:
“In my nightmares I would deliver a healthy newborn baby and I would take that healthy newborn [...]

Daily Quote from Cardinal Hans Urs Von Balthasar (0) • Posted by: Randy Hain

When you say Yes to God unconditionally, you have no idea how far this Yes is going to take you.  Certainly farther than you can guess and calculate beforehand… but just how far and in what form? At the same time, this Yes is the sole, non-negotiable prerequisite of all Christian understanding, of all theology [...]

Book Recommendation: Be a Man! Becoming the Man God Created You to Be (0) • Posted by: Randy Hain

I purchased Be a Man! a few days ago after reading rave reviews about the book and now I can hardly put it down.  Very good, candid insight from Father Larry Richards on what it takes to be a true man of God.  I love his use of reflection questions at the end of each chapter [...]

Father Barron Comments on the Lord’s Prayer (0) • Posted by: Fr. Robert Barron

Thoughts on the Lord’s Prayer…

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