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A Subtle Approach to Jesus' Divinity in Scripture

Have you ever spoken with Jehovah’s Witnesses about the divinity of Jesus? If you have, then you know how frustrating it can be. It’s very difficult to show them that Jesus really is God, because they have ways of explaining away the passages that say so explicitly.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Do you have lines that you will not cross or allow others to cross?

I think of these lines as morals. I stand strong to prevent others from crossing this line. We all share many of these. It could be a direct attack on us or a loved one physically. Sometimes though, we have a moral stance that we feel powerless to stop or prevent. Bullying comes to mind right a... (www.catholic365.com)

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We return and God restores. The restoration itself entails a dialogue, not merely a divine monologue. This marvelous process is mentally and spritually intoxicating to ponder at length, simply because it launches us into the fathomless realm of the infinite love of God. Granted, infinity is somethin... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 260 – God Desires All Men to be Saved

Today we read Chapter 2 of Paul’s first letter to Timothy which contains the famous “one mediator” passage. It’s an absolutely great chapter the best parts of which are often missed because the perennial focus on “one mediator” tends to distract from the rest of the chapter.... (www.catholic365.com)

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"What's in a Name?" Labels and Humanizing the Other

Recently, Patheos’ Scott Eric Alt, who is a Facebook friend and former Catholic Stand colleague, challenged me to post seven book covers over seven days, explain the meaning to me of each book, and get seven other people into the act.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why do we envy the happiness and the goods of others? Because we are proud……..

The danger of jealousy and envy is that it is as much damaging to others as it is to ourselves.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Breaking the FAST Rules—Having a FUN and Fruitful Lent!

Before we know it---Lent will be here and that WORD back into our life. You know that word—FASTING!!! Here we go again folks 40 more days of ---procrastination and excuses of why we limp our way through these 40 days.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Victims Sharing An Ordeal May Give Hope to Others

Sharing a heart-wrentching ordeal can become a matter of rejoicig when it witnesses victory over evil. Not just survival, but a of a flourishing outcome makes a profound statement. By looking closely at every obstacle, struggle, and eventual victory in their lives, people have the ability to discove... (www.catholic365.com)

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The spiritual restoring is primarily the remarkable cleansing of the human soul from the contamination of acts of evil called sins.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 259 – The Letter to Timothy

Today we begin Paul’s letter to Timothy. The best date for this letter is that it was written between A.D. 62 and A.D. 67. It is written by Paul, to his traveling companion and friend Timothy. It has A LOT to say about the structure of the Church in the first century.... (www.catholic365.com)

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3 Reasons You Should Still Give to the Poor (Whom You May Not Like)

I often hear many times that as Catholics we must help others who are needy, such as beggars. I want to be specific that the help here is material things (money, food, etc). The practice is nothing new.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Legalism says God will love us if we change. The gospel says God will change us because He loves us.

In this Gospel reading Jesus disputes with the Pharisees about their interpretation of the Sabbath law: "What does the Law allow on the sabbath? To do good or to do harm? To save life or to kill?"... (www.catholic365.com)

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I Recommend Pleasant: The Theology of "Harvey"

In 1950, Universal Pictures brought Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Harvey," to the big screen. The main character, Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), is a likeable but eccentric man who spends his days in a world of his own.... (www.catholic365.com)

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If we want things to get better, we must know where we are.

We want many things to get ‘better’. But do we truly take inventory of where we are? If we do not, how can we know if we got better? And normally, taking inventory is exactly how we determine what it is that we need to do to make things better. The elephant in the room becomes obvious, if we nev... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Heaven-Designed Jigsaw Puzzle

If you are interested in a fascinating experiment, just try this: Take a fresh sponge - not a plastic sponge, but a regular ocean sponge, which is actually a living entity, like coral - and cut it into hundreds of pieces.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 258 – The Road to Emmaus

This is one of my favorite stories in the Bible because it is filled with important markers we need to understand.... (www.catholic365.com)

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My Pagan and Catholic Roots Against Leftism - Part 1

In 1904, the St. Louis World’s Fair featured a group of indigenous Igorots from the Philippines as one of their main attractions. It was typically advertised as: “Igorrotes: head-hunting, dog-eating, wild people from Philippine Islands during a limited engagement.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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The busyness of things obscures our concentration on God … Never let a hurried lifestyle disturb the relationship

Sunday is a day when we remember that we are on this planet for just a short few years and that we are here to prepare for eternal life. Every Sunday is meant to be a foretaste of heaven, because every Sunday is meant to be a day of rest, and a day devoted to God.... (www.catholic365.com)

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How to Trust God

My friend Ashley Blackburn and I wrote this meditation on how to Trust. We wrote it as if Mary is speaking to you, personally.... (www.catholic365.com)

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An attack on one person's human dignity is an attack on human dignity itself.

Human dignity belongs to humanity, each and every human. If we deny it to anyone, we have attacked human dignity itself, not just the person(s). Human rights come from human dignity. Your right to free speech and freedom of religion stem from human dignity.... (www.catholic365.com)

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