Catholics are obliged, under pain of sin, to attend Holy Mass every Sunday and Holy Day. The Second Commandment (not a suggestion) commands us to
having been associated, as Mother and Minister, with the King of martyrs in the ineffable work of human Redemption, she is always associated, with a
The parish we were members of when we lived in Wisconsin offered a weekly Bible study. Every Monday night we would meet to discuss the
Off the Shelf 116 – Jimmy Akin We are constantly inundated with what people THINK the Church teaches but do we really know what the
By Deacon Gerard-Marie Anthony and Dr. Sabine Heisman A deacon is an icon of Christ the servant. Christ came to serve, search out the sick
I urge you to answer this question for yourself before you read on. I myself am constantly reformulating my answer and expanding on what is
Man cannot fully find himself except through a sincere gift of himself. (John Paul II , Gaudium et Spes 24) A few years ago, I heard
After he had finished speaking, [Jesus] said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” Simon said in reply,
March 6th marked the start of the Lenten season. Psalm 42:2 resonates with me for my soul is thirsting for the living God, and my mind
Recently I joined with some friends to help prepare a parsonage for an assistant pastor and his wife who were coming to their new church.
Lent is a time of prayer, penance, fasting and almsgiving in preparation for the celebration of the Paschal Mystery. But another event for which we
Many think that studying history is boring. They may equate reading history books to watching grass grow, a mundane task that is nap inducing at
I enjoy television dramas. I really do. But I have a very active imagination. I also passively project my “fantasy world” into television dramas so much
But all things should be done decently and in order.
God made you good, and you are enough. Thanks be to God for the gift of you.”(pg. 149) Danielle Bean’s new book; You Are Enough:
Are you familiar with the concept of general confession? Lent is underway—in due time, you will be able to eat your candies again, have that
“We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees,
Off the Shelf 115 – Mark McCann I recently stumbled upon an AWESOME four book series for men that has the potential to change men
I don’t have faith that God exists. To some, that may seem like a surprising, even shocking, statement. How can I be a Christian without
As we approach Lent, we tend to think about what we’re going to do this year: give something up, take on some spiritual practice, etc.
A teen diagnosis of bipolar creates quite a volatile ‘coming of age’. When young Theresa, the main character in the novel Promises to Theresa by Marianne
People suffer—good people and bad people. When the so-called good people suffer, many of us look at the so-called bad people thriving and complain. Scripture