God has an interesting way of bringing things into my ‘radar’. Twelve years ago, I wrote about Catholic journalist James Foley. Sadly, I had forgotten it until God brought it before me now. August 19th is the 12th anniversary of his execution, beheaded by ISIS after nearly two years of captivity. His crime? Providing the world with pictures of the true reality of suffering in war-torn Syria.
To help in these trying times, I’ve posted an extensive list of resources for Catholic spiritual direction, therapy and life coaching, and the spiritual life, prayer, and discernment of spirits. The inclusion of living contemporary authors or specialists is not meant to imply endorsement or any connection with the person or ministry. These are included as the bulk of their work (at the time of this writing) has been faithful to the teachings and traditions of the Catholic Church given in Scripture and Tradition and as handed down by the saints.
A shortage of priests abounds in the US and other countries as well. The laity are often asked to pray for more vocations. Yet we already have the vocations around us that God planned for us in this very moment of time in salvation history…
Attaining and maintaining independence requires building a foundation in the Holy Spirit of interdependence. It remains that the most any individual can do for our country and the world is to let God first transform them.
In the mass, the priest prays: “At the Saviour’s command, informed by Divine teaching, we dare to say..” How dare we say anything to our almighty, all powerful God?