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Day 69 – The Conversion of Saul and the Infinite Merit of Suffering

Saul’s conversion on the road to Damascus is one of the most famous stories of the New Testament.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Will You Earn Angel Wings?

“Your loved one has earned their angel wings” Eeick!!!!! That comment makes me want to scream, especially when I see it posted by someone who teaches in Catholic Education. I am not sure if there is any statement that so fundamentally demonstrates the ignorance and apathy of most Catholics in today’... (www.catholic365.com)

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To confess your sins to God is not to tell [God] anything [God] doesn't already know. Until you confess them, however, they are the abyss between you. When you confess them, they become the bridge.

Like most everything in life, it is our choice. We may choose to "save face," or to go with the more popular opinion, or position or to honestly speak the truth, based on what we know and believe.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Obedience - the Virtue

How and why does authentic obedience imprint God’s character on us? Let’s examine obedience — the virtue — this month. Yes, obedience is a virtue when practiced for all the right reasons and in all the right ways. But it can easily become corrupted through play-acting and pride.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Touchstone of Love

An opal is one of the less lustrous gems to be found in any jewelry store. But it is called the "sympathetic jewel" because it bursts into colorful iridescence when it is warmed by human touch.... (www.catholic365.com)

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St. Kateri Tekakwitha

I smell the wax burning. The purity of bees’ wax calms me. I recall that as a small cian, I sat by the fire during the long winter months, and shivered as the wind spoke to the clouds in loud gusts. The flames of the oetseira comforted me then. Now the candle’s flames remind me we do not walk alone ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 68 – The Ethiopian Eunuch

This is one of my favorite passages of scripture. The story is simple and straight forward, yet it is ruddy and real. You can almost see the dust being kicked up as the men travel the desert road.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Do You Choose the Rainbow or the Rainbow Flag?

The rainbow is an everlasting sign and symbol from God of a covenant He made with His people during the earliest days of creation. It was a sign that God would never again destroy the evilness, and filth of sin with the cleansing waters of a flood; a flood that ravaged the Earth and destroyed all l... (www.catholic365.com)

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Original sin is the proclivity to say "my will be done" instead of "thy will be done."

One striking point in this narrative is the reaction of people to the swineherds’ report: “they begged him to leave their district.” Why do the people react this way? One might expect the people to express gratitude to Jesus, and invite Him to stay as their protector.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Reflection - First Friday - July, 2017

Had another great morning Mass, Benediction and reflection - 1st Friday. Got to thinking about this advice..."Don't do what they do, but do what they tell you." As a Catholic, I've had to answer to this question whenever one of our shepherds seems to be choosing sin.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Much of our astronomical knowledge today comes from listening rather than looking, The listeners are "radio astronomers" whose enormous antennas constantly scan the skies for squawks, beeps, and hums that reveal far more about the universe than the eye can see. It may even be the only way of detecti... (www.catholic365.com)

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Who did Jesus die for?

A question arose one day from some close relatives while discussing the severe actions perpetrated by some of the most heinous individuals of our recent history, as to who is in Hell. These relatives were positive that those individuals should be in Hell and the certainty that they were was enough ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 67 – The Laying on of Hands - Confirmation

Today, I cannot emphasize enough, the importance of what we learn in the readings. Saul has begun the persecution of Christians in Jerusalem and the fledgling community is scattered. We see this has the opposite effect than Saul intended. The Gospel begins to spread outwards from Jerusalem... (www.catholic365.com)

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Believing With Eyes Closed

Sister Georgina came to see Father Ignatius in his office. She was a nun living in the Convent nearby and whilst it was not unusual for the nuns to visit the Parish House from time to time this visit was somewhat formal. The nun had phoned the priest that morning and asked him for an appointment.... (www.catholic365.com)

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When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.

In every storm there are choices to be made.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Despite Melinda Gates' wishes, the Pope can't change Church teaching

Pope Francis cannot change Church teaching on contraception, despite the hopes of Melinda Gates.... (www.catholicnewsagency.com)

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On a Theology of Marriage

A few months ago I took a four-part class on the Sacraments. It was a good class, and I learned quite a bit. However, I was a little disappointed in the coverage of Holy Matrimony. It later was pointed out to me that the theology of marriage is somewhat underdeveloped compared to that of the othe... (www.catholic365.com)

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Take a Closer Look

When violin strings were made of catgut and the bows were strung with horsehair, one unimaginative boor described violin-playing as "drawing the tail of a horse over the guts of a cat." That's enough to de-romanticize any tableside violin serenade!... (www.catholic365.com)

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Dumbing Down The Vocabulary Of Faith

I learned the phrase, “dumbing down” from one of the editors at a British publishing company Blackwell Scientific Publishing Company. Richard understood my goal to produce a textbook which challenged and would provide a breadth of physiology and pathophysiology not available in competing texts.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 66 – The Martyrdom of Stephen

Today we read about the death of Stephen who is the first martyr of Christianity. The story is fairly self-explanatory but there are some interesting details to take note of. First, Stephen was a deacon. We saw this when we read Acts chapter 6:... (www.catholic365.com)

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