by The Face of Grace Project | Oct 29, 2026 | Presence
The notion of living as Cafeteria Catholics—those who choose which of the dogmas and doctrines are agreeable and reject the rest—first came to the forefront of the American Church 30-40 years ago. We want happiness, peace, joy, flourishing. But on our terms. The irony is that the fear and self-protection which drives our self-reliance can only be fully healed by our Divine Healer from whom we hide. A life obedient to our Lord is one lived most fully.
by The Face of Grace Project | Oct 22, 2026 | Presence
How do we define being ‘faithful’? Is it merely on the externals—people who look and act like us, and talk the same lingo—even though they have left the Church for a schism? Or is the faithful heart the one still partaking in the mysteries of the Holy Mother Church but casually?
by The Face of Grace Project | Oct 16, 2026 | Presence
Contrary to the claims of Messianic Judaism, Jesus did not establish a Jewish-only Church (The Way) and then later inspire a gentile church (Christian). Jesus established one Church, the Catholic Church into which His believers, both Jews and Gentiles, are grafted. Just like the hybrid apple tree with all its grafts remains one apple tree, so too the Holy Catholic Church.
by The Face of Grace Project | Jun 28, 2026 | Presence
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?
by The Face of Grace Project | May 28, 2026 | Presence
Pentecost has come and gone. The question begs: have I changed? Or do I still leave Sunday mass and go back to the same old way of thinking and habits of doing?
by The Face of Grace Project | May 15, 2026 | Presence
Our destiny in life is the embrace of God, and Jesus’ ascension brings us hope of eternal life.
by The Face of Grace Project | May 1, 2026 | Presence
Despite having everything we need and even more that we don’t need, people are more physically, mentally, and spiritually diseased than ever before. Why? Because God has been eliminated from our hearts. We need to rediscover the God Who has never left our side. Following is just a handful of the many passages from God telling you His love for you. Let meditating on these be a start to rediscovering Him.
by The Face of Grace Project | Apr 9, 2026 | Presence
Humans are creatures of habit. Habits are hard to change, at least the dysfunctional and sinful ones are. After all, Jesus spent three years trying to get people to change their habitual way of thinking, and it took His death, resurrection and ascension to shift their paradigm…
by The Face of Grace Project | Apr 1, 2026 | Presence
On this Holy Thursday, reflect upon how Jesus loved His own in the world, and He loved them to the end. His love for you is enduring too.
by The Face of Grace Project | Mar 12, 2026 | Presence
There are many common, detrimental ways that we accept small lies and ignore the voice inside us that objects to them. That little ‘voice’ is the Holy Spirit protecting us by firing up unrest in our conscience at the presence of untruths. Yet how easy it is to ignore the Spirit and go with the lie. This list of common false spirits provides fuel for a heart-y Examen and mental prayer. 😊
