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Are we living in a Church that has affected the faith of good people?

Are we living in a Church that has affected the faith of good people? First, Vatican II promulgated events that appeared to create discontent among some of the clergy who thought that priests would be allowed to marry. When this did not occur many of them were ready to leave, and some did.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Did you know that St. Bernard dogs are named after a real saint? Meet St. Bernard of Menthon

Menthon Castle stands on the shore of Lake Annecy ins a mountainous region that borders Italy, France, and Switzerland. Bernard was most likely born in the castle around the year 1020. He was born into a rich and noble family and, growing up, wanted for nothing. His parents, Richard and Bernoline, h... (www.catholic365.com)

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Jesus Can Handle Our Burdens

The Fourth of July. Independence Day. It was Saturday, July 4th, when our parishes here in Connecticut had their first public weekend Masses since early March. It was a wonderful experience. Attendance at the 5 p.m. Vigil Mass was limited by design. Everyone wore facemasks. Every other pew was block... (www.catholic365.com)

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“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest,” said the Lord [Matthew 11: 28]. What a beautiful invitation and just what we need! Have we accepted or are we skittish about getting close to Our Lord?... (www.catholic365.com)

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With or Without the Pits

Eugene closed the oven door and faced his wife. “I hope I got all the pits out, or the boys will break their teeth on my cherry tarts.” Samantha didn’t smile.... (www.catholic365.com)

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THAT'S NOT GOD!!!

Those are trees, flowers, bushes, and clouds, you may say! That's not God! Or maybe because we have never seen God, we may even doubt that God exists.... (www.catholic365.com)

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God Gave Me the Grace to Accept My Female Role in the Church

I remember last year around this time, I was struggling with my limited female role in the Church, not fully understanding why we couldn’t be priests, and the pain of that.... (www.catholic365.com)

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IT'S GOD, IT'S GOD!!!

Driving down the street, going home after running errands, I was seeing the blue sky, fluffy clouds, and green trees, bushes, flowers---and all of a sudden: a very joyful excitement overwhelmed me. I started to smile, laugh and explain loudly---"IT'S GOD, IT'S GOD!!"... (www.catholic365.com)

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Book Review: Failing Forward: Leadership Lessons for Catholic Teens Today

As a parent raising teenagers, I wanted to read Failing Forward: Leadership Lessons for Catholic Teens Today by Alan Migliorato and Darryl Dziedzic... (www.catholic365.com)

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"Sense and Sensibility": What Jane Austen can teach us about emotional chastity

Chastity is something that is widely misunderstood in our modern culture. In a world where the sexual revolution has taken root, traditional values regarding sexuality, such as waiting until you are married to have relations, seem restrictive and out of touch. To a Catholic who seeks to live out G... (www.catholic365.com)

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Spiritual Freedom is Always Fought For

I recently was in the car right before the Fourth of July and heard "God Bless America" and as I listened to those words, tears came to my eyes because I realized an important truth about freedom: It is always fought for to be won.... (www.catholic365.com)

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POPE SAINT ADRIAN III--ANOTHER ASSASSINATION?

Pope Adrian III was a controversial, short-lived pope. He was born in Rome, probably around 834. This would have set him up to be a child during the attacks of the Saracens on Rome and its environs in 846.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Jesus Says Hell Is Real

There are many misconceptions about Christian doctrine. One of the most pervasive fallacies is the idea that Jesus taught nothing but love and forgiveness, but afterward a bunch of intolerant, mean-spirited Church leaders added all that hell-fire and brimstone rhetoric to scare folks and keep them i... (www.catholic365.com)

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Jesus' Love Is Particular to Each One of Us

Did you know that God loves each of us individually? This week’s chat room discussion considers Jesus’ sacrifice of love on the cross and how that love is particular to each of us individually, not just generally as for all of humanity. We also get into topics such as free will and predestination... (www.catholic365.com)

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Welcome Home: Finding Belonging in the Church

I went back to the parish I grew up in recently and one day I received a surprising call from the pastor whom I had known since my days in high school youth group, and at the end of the call he said, “Welcome home!”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Madonna della Strada or Our Lady of the Way was an unknown Fresca that inspired St. Ignatius Loyola to found the Society of Jesus

The title “Our Lady of the Way” (Madonna della Strada) comes from a beautiful shrine kept in Rome, where a fresco (painted on wet plaster) during the 13th or 14th century was venerated. The fresco was a small painting of the Madonna and Child.... (www.catholic365.com)

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No one said it would be easy, cobber!!!

We were watching a Christian program on TV and I made an off the cuff comment that sometimes it is very difficult being a Christian considering all the world’s temptations and how many non-believers seem to have it so good.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Living in a fantasyland is fine. So long as I remember it’s not real. As a writer, I get to legitimize my role-playing, living the adventure of hero or villain as the case may be. But I’m not quite so dense as to believe that much of what I spend my cranium capacity on is little more than imagined r... (www.catholic365.com)

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In the Gospel of Matthew, which we hear in the scripture readings for Sunday July 5th, Jesus continues to turn the world’s logic upside down, telling us that true wisdom is hidden from the wise but revealed to the littlest souls.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Who Will Be Our Next Pope?

Summer is a good time to read. There are several books being published about a fascinating topic: who will be our next pope? The Next Pope: The Leading Cardinal Candidates by Edward Pentin comes out August 4, 2020 and I'll review it here, at Catholic365.com.... (www.catholic365.com)

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