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Deus Caritas - God is Love

When Charles Dickens wrote, "God is love," on the workhouse wall, he was of course being sarcastic. He knew there was no love in that workhouse, as Oliver Twist was about to find when he begged for more gruel. Yet, Dickens was right; unlike any other religion, Christianity is founded on love, not ... (www.catholic365.com)

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What the h*ll is going on?

One evening, a few months ago, I drove across town to pick up my sons after an event. On our way back home we were nearly forced off the Interstate by an erratic, aggressive driver. Flashing my lights and honking my horn to avoid a collision caused the driver of the other vehicle to smash on his bra... (www.catholic365.com)

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Antsy At Adoration?

Do you ever sit before the Blessed Sacrament and feel as if you want to eject from your seat? I mean, literally for me sometimes, it’s as if I have the engines of a 747 inside me, all revved up, ready for blast-off. I’m not going anywhere, just flying in place at supersonic speed with my insides exp... (www.catholic365.com)

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A woman asked her friend how she could stay so calm in the midst of heavy pressures in her nerve-racking job. The answer was as simple as it was profound: “I’m too blessed to be stressed.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 217 – The Birth of the Lord

Merry Christmas! Today we read Luke’s account of the birth of Jesus. Not surprisingly, there is a lot of important stuff.... (www.catholic365.com)

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My eighth-grade teacher once said that a crucible was a really tough situation where guys with serious attitude issues go up against each other, but something good usually comes out of it. Well, looking at it like that, I’d have to say, I’ve done serious time in a crucible of my own.... (www.catholic365.com)

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We must face the fact that certain attitudes deriving from the mentality of "this present world" can penetrate our lives if we are not vigilant.

Throughout Advent we are forcefully exhorted, as we are each year, to stay awake and be ready! When we think about Jesus coming back at the end of time, we generally think it will be a long time from now and most of us don’t even consider that He could return during our lifetime.... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Curmudgeon Smiles

We are waiting in fall’s balance of color and decay, where one purple pansy survives in rotting leaves. Frost dusts the ground with silver.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Advent - A Season of Discomfort?

The holy season of Advent is not associated with any feeling of discomfort or sacrifice - it remains focused on the creature comforts that humanity relies on for “happiness.” And yet, when we reflect back on the period preceding Christ’s birth in Bethlehem, the reality is anything but comfortable.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Fear of the Lord

Our concern could be directed to either place (in spite of friends’ location!) by the often-misunderstood biblical phrase, “fear of the Lord.” If fear of the Lord is wrongly understood to mean fear of punishment from the Lord, then we would be mainly concerned with hell.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 216 – The Birth of John the Baptist

Today we read about the birth of John the Baptist. When he is born, the town comes for the ceremony of circumcision and for the child to be named. They assume he will be named after his father, Zechariah. However, his mother says his name will be John.... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Present That May Change the Presentee's Future

Searching for last-minute Christmas presents your friends will like? So, what about a book?! "Great idea!“ I agree! Next point of interest: What kind of book should it be?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Mel Brooks, One Tablet Dropped, and Ten Horns

The beast and dragon of apocalypse have ten horns. The Harlot of Babylon sits atop the beast, but eventually, the ten horns turn on her, make her desolate, burn her, and eat her flesh.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Makes Me Think Of Elijah

Hide in a Cave and He'll send you a Wave... (www.catholic365.com)

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Love God and do what you will.

This quote by Saint Augustine can feel too good be true. It's easy to somehow think that God wants us to suffer and bear it all for His will. Don't get me wrong, life can have a fair amount of suffering. And if there's anything we know, it's that bad things happen to good people. But to say that God... (www.catholic365.com)

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In his book The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis provided an interesting insight into fortitude or courage, namely, that it is exercised only at the moment it is put to the test: “It is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the highest point of... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 215 – The Annunciation

Today we read about the Annunciation of the birth of Jesus to his mother the Blessed Virgin Mary. There is SO MUCH in these verses that it is hard to get it all into one post. It also requires that I just sort of address the facts and skip the nuance.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Sorrow Mysteries - The Scouraging at the Pillar

Dear Jesus, You hung from that pillar for us and humbly accepted each painful lash of the whips until you did not have strength to stand. We stand before You with our bare souls striped with sin and ask Your forgiveness.... (www.catholic365.com)

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We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God

The parable of the fig tree is telling us to be ready and it is easy to interpret this as being ready for life after this one, but I think it is more than that. I think that Jesus is telling us to notice the signs of the time so we can discern what is of real value and what is fleeting.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Fish With The Temple Tax Coin And Baptism

Temple Tax, Payments and Debt: Jesus Pays the Debt He does not Owe, but WE do! Interesting analogy with the temple tax Scripture: Matthew 17, closing paragraph:... (www.catholic365.com)

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