Tag: heart
The Entire Good of Our Salvation Matters
Is it a big deal if a Catholic misses Mass? And is it a problem for Catholics to attend Mass and receive Holy Communion but not believe Jesus is truly present? The Holy Eucharist is the outpouring of Jesus’s life on the cross for our eternal salvation, Cardinal Raymond Burke stated in a reflection on [...]
Discernment — How can I learn God’s Will for me?
Does God have one right choice for me in each decision I make? When we pray for wisdom to discern God’s will when it comes to choosing a mate, a career, a job change, a move, a home, a school, a friend, a vacation, how to spend money, or any other choice, big or little, [...]
When I Was “Pro-Choice”
There was a time in my life when I was “pro-choice.” I was raised by parents who were adamantly pro-life members of the Baptist church in the small Georgia town where I grew up, but their passion for this cause had little effect on me at the time. When I left the Baptist church as [...]
Daily Catholic Quote from Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
“Mary, my Mother – give me your heart so beautiful so Pure – so Immaculate – so full of love and humility.” (Blessed Teresa of Calcutta) Please help us in our mission to assist readers to integrate their Catholic faith, family and work. Tell your family and friends about this article using both the Share [...]
Speaking with Christopher West about “Fill These Hearts”
I remember so clearly when I first “met” Christopher West. I had picked up a CD of one of his talks after a Jason Evert talk at a neighboring parish. I was stuffing envelopes in our parish office, pregnant and wondering if this “Theology of the Body” stuff was really worth fiddling with, when I [...]
Moving Closer To The Crib
Moving Closer To The Crib During a Season of Struggles and Great Hope We read in the Catechism, “When the Church celebrates the liturgy of Advent each year, she makes present [the] ancient expectancy of the Messiah, for by sharing in the long preparation for the Savior’s first coming, the faithful renew their ardent desire [...]
Daily Catholic Quote from St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
My Father and I will come and make our home with him. Let your door stand open to receive him, unlock your soul to him, offer him a welcome in your mind, and then you will see the riches of simplicity, the treasures of peace, the joy of grace. Throw wide the gate of your [...]
Seeking God’s Will — Five Principles of Discernment
Does God have one right choice for me in each decision I make? When we pray for wisdom to discern God’s will when it comes to choosing a mate, a career, a job change, a move, a home, a school, a friend, a vacation, how to spend money, or any other choice, big or little, [...]
Daily Catholic Quote from St. Rose Philippine Duchesne
“We cultivate a very small field for Christ, but we love it, knowing that God does not require great achievements but a heart that holds back nothing for self…. The truest crosses are those we do not choose ourselves…. He who has Jesus has everything.” (St. Rose Philippine Duchesne) Please help us in our mission [...]
The God of My Fears
In the summer between my first and second years of seminary, with a string of failed relationships under my belt and an emerging sense of internal pandemonium eroding the fragment of my self-confidence that remained intact, I retreated to the forested hills of Burgundy, France amongst the brothers of Taizé (an international and ecumenical community [...]
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