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.
Modesty in dress is the virtue of temperance and moderation as a means to control the passions. However, modesty in the church also becomes an act of justice, giving God what He is due by our reverence (1 Timothy 2:9-10) as well as that due to our brothers and sisters in the pew.
One minute, multitudes of people are celebrating Jesus as He enters Jerusalem. In short time, they turn into an angry mob. This is what hate looks like.
This second article in the series on aging focuses on the dynamic of a wife caring for an aging or dying husband.
When a loved one receives a disturbing diagnosis or shows cognitive impairment, our first reaction can be denial of the change it will bring to our life, especially the change in that relationship.
Jesus’ birth is one of the most important events in all of salvation history. Sacred art, including our nativity sets, exist to depict this sacred, solemn event. It specifically is a depiction of the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies. It is a pronouncement that the Messiah has come. As society has lost touch with its God, so too we Catholics have lost touch with the Sacred…
Small children, in their innocence, do things out of love not fear, and that’s how God wants us to be with Him …