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Rhoda Wise—Wife, Mom, Convert, Stigmatic and Mentor to Mother Angelica*

The year was 1904 and Rhoda Wise was terrified. The sixteen year old girl was experiencing searing pain which was exploding in her lower abdomen. She was taken to Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia where she was about to have surgery to remove her ruptured appendix. She had no idea she was... (www.catholic365.com)

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What Is the Father's Will?

In this week’s gospel reading, Jesus told a fairly straightforward parable about a man with two sons. The man ordered both sons to work in the vineyard. The first son said, “I will not,” but afterwards changed his mind and went to work. The second son said, “Sure, Pop, whatever you say,” but never w... (www.catholic365.com)

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When All Else Fails....

The secretaries' lounge at NASA has a wall poster that reads: "Women astronauts are indispensable. If the crew is lost in space, somebody has to ask for directions!"... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 146 – The Last Supper

Today we read Mark’s account of the Last Supper. Mark provides us with some particularly important details. Here is the passage, note again how the last supper follows the same exact pattern as the distribution of the loaves and the fishes at the feeding of the 5,000.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Professional athletes: What, exactly, are you protesting?

This is not about a right to peacefully protest-- which we all ought to respect. I'm genuinely seeking here to understand what and why people are protesting-- inviting respectful conversation.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. ...

We are taught that in baptism we receive God's grace and are forgiven our sins, become members of the Church and temples of the Holy Spirit. As temples of the Holy Spirit, we welcome the Holy Spirit and radiate his goodness and love to the world.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Were we supposed to learn a specific lesson from Irma and Harvey?*

Officially, the annual hurricane season begins June 1 and ends on November 30, and every year we Floridians receive our annual Hurricane Preparedness Newsletter The fact is, most of us who live here are usually prepared and ready for these storms. We know the drill.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Miracle of the Sun

One hundred years have passed since Mary did appear in Fatima, Seen by three prayerful children and seventy thousand spectators.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Motivational Spark Plugs

Motivation is the basic success factor for everything we do, but it is more complicated than we might imagine. Psychologists think that the average human decision may be sparked by as many as eight different conscious or subconscious motives simultaneously.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 145 – The Woman with the Expensive Oil and the Man with the Water Jug

Today we read about the woman who anoints Jesus with oil shortly before the Last Supper and the Passion begin. We are told that the ointment is worth 300 denarii. A single denarius was a day’s wages so this is worth approximately 1 years pay (excluding Sabbath days and holidays).... (www.catholic365.com)

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Let Christ Rip The Rug Up From Under You

When Jesus invites us to die to ourselves, He is not referring to some pious act of self-sacrifice which will make us look or feel holy. No, He has something much more radical in mind. The kind of inner transformation Christ desires will literally rip the rug up from under our feet and shatter our w... (www.catholic365.com)

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The weapons of divine justice are blunted by the confession and sorrow of the offender.

How would you feel if you found out that some new people at your workplace received a bigger check for the same job you are doing? It rankles if we find out, and sometimes we feel resentful, angry, and upset.... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Paycheck from God

I don’t know about you, but the gospel reading about the laborers, makes me a bit uncomfortable. I can certainly relate to the ill feelings the workers who toiled all day long and received the same amount of pay as the workers who toiled for but a mere hour or less did. Our sense of justice deems th... (www.catholic365.com)

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What would the Trade Unions say about Jesus?

In Matthew 20:1-16 Jesus tells the story of a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the labourers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. He went out again at 9 o'clock and found some more workers whom he sent to the vin... (www.catholic365.com)

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Sales Resistance, Advanced Course

Intrusions into our daily plans seem to be an unavoidable problem for most people, But not all intrusions are obnoxious. We want to be notified when there's a family emergency, or a change of a schedule appointment. And one form of "intrusion" we should never resent is a silent nudge of grace throug... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 144 – Be Watchful

Today we read more of Jesus’ prophecy of the end of the Temple and the destruction of Jerusalem. One interesting fact is that Jesus told his followers that when they see these things happening they should flee the city. This played out in history exactly as Jesus had predicted. As the Roman invas... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Book Review of Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle's "Our Lady of Fatima: 100 Years of Stories, Prayers, and Devotions"

One hundred years ago as of May 13, 2017, Our Lady of Fatima ushered in a message of love, of peace, and of enduring reconciliation by way of three young Portuguese children. In the twenty-first century, Our Lady’s message remains just as pertinent, if not more so. The world is besieged by strife an... (www.catholic365.com)

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You aren't going to find anybody that's going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.

Am I a disciple? Now I am in the inner circle! But not so fast, Jesus says. What happens when your faith is put to the test, when you have to suffer for your witness to me? Will I stand strong…or fall away?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Without Priests we are Doomed!

In a catechetical sermon by St. John Mary Vianney titled “On the Priesthood” the holy Cure of Ars said; “When the priest remits sins, he does not say, “God pardons you;” he says “I absolve you.” At the Consecration, he does not say, “This is the body of our Lord;” he says “This is My Body.” If we ... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Marriage Bundle

In theology, per Mother Mary's bundle from Medjugorje, she cites the five stones that makes for a Christian renewal (as it had led to mine): daily rosary, daily Mass, daily Scripture, monthly confession and biweekly fast. Somehow, the bundling serves for one good action to boost the doing of another... (www.catholic365.com)

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