HubCatholic.com : Faith

Category: Faith

The New Berlin Wall

Berlin is facing its most serious threat since the rise of the Berlin Wall in 1961: the division of society by an invisible wall built with the bricks of "religious fundamentalism" and "cultural segregation." That is, by the existence of an Islamic parallel society, run by its own rules and manners.... (www.catholic365.com)

0

submitted by Catholic365

flag

Daniel Rudd; Born into Slavery, He Became One of the Great Black Catholics in American HistoryCatholic

Daniel Rudd was born on August 7, 1854 and was one of twelve children. His dad was a slave on the Rudd estate close to Bardstown, Kentucky and his mom was a slave on the Hayden plantation in Bardstown.... (www.catholic365.com)

0

submitted by Catholic365

flag

Eight Things to Love About the Catholic Church -- Part V: The Sacraments of Initiation and the Sacraments of Healing

Seven sacraments—seven great gifts of love from God to his Holy Church. Anyone aged 50 and over can easily recall from their Baltimore Catechism: “A sacrament is an outward sign instituted by Christ to impart grace”.... (www.catholic365.com)

0

submitted by Catholic365

flag

Let God have your life; He can do more with it than you can.

In the culture that surrounds us, every person believes himself to be his own authority. In effect, this wide-spread belief means that no real authority exists. In our society there is a great need for clarity about the meaning and purpose of authority.... (www.catholic365.com)

0

submitted by Catholic365

flag

Soldiers for Christ Leave No Soul Behind

Military discipline, that which aids soldiers in protecting their country, demands a dogged dedication to developing their strength in the service of others.... (www.catholic365.com)

-1

submitted by Catholic365

flag

Meryl, The Mountain, and The Image of God

At the recent Golden Globes, Meryl Streep spoke to a very receptive audience about the need for kindness and civility in those who hold high, visible office. While she never named him, she was obviously referring to President-Elect Donald Trump.... (www.catholic365.com)

0

submitted by Catholic365

flag

What To Do When It's Hard to Forgive

Among the many teachings that Our Lord imparted to His followers during the Sermon on the Mount, one of the most famous - and challenging - is the teaching about loving one’s enemies.... (www.catholic365.com)

0

submitted by Catholic365

flag

On Praying ad Orientem: Are the Reasons For Facing the East During the Mass "Rubbish"?

On a popular, ever hilarious Catholic page devoted to memes, a new meme was posted regarding the ad orientem kerfuffle that's been going on since Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Robert Cardinal Sarah, addressed a liturgical conference earlier this... (www.catholic365.com)

0

submitted by Catholic365

flag

Eight Things to Love About The Catholic Church -- Part IV: The Role of the Saints

Having the family background that I do (I am the only one in my family of origin that is still Catholic—everyone else now worships at the local Assembly of God) I have been asked, “Why do Catholics pray to and worship saints?” I have been told that it is idolatry and it takes away from Jesus’ role a... (www.catholic365.com)

0

submitted by Catholic365

flag

For whenever unbaptized persons die confessing Christ, this confession is of the same efficacy for the remission of sins as if they were washed in the sacred font of baptism.

Why would God choose to get baptized? He certainly didn’t need what it is that baptism gives to a person. When you were baptized, two changes happened to you. First of all, the Original sin that you inherited from Adam and Eve was washed away.... (www.catholic365.com)

0

submitted by Catholic365

flag

I Just Want to be Fed

"I just want to be fed", my Catholic friend bemoaned to me. I hear this a lot from my fellow Catholics. I also have witnessed many of my former classmates from Catholic School leave the Faith for other denominations. I would imagine that they left for similar reasons as the statement above. They... (www.catholic365.com)

0

submitted by Catholic365

flag

Delving Deep in History Brought Me Home

We’ve all heard the maxim, “Your starting point always determines your conclusion,” and ordinarily I would wholeheartedly agree. Yet there are exceptions to the rule... (www.catholic365.com)

0

submitted by Catholic365

flag

Saint Anthony the Great - Feast Day

Saint Anthony was a Christian monk from Egypt. He was known as the “Father of All Monks”. Anthony’s parents both died when he was only eight-teen years old. They were wealthy and left all their money and possessions to Anthony. Not long after they died Anthony heard a reading from the book of Matthe... (www.catholic365.com)

0

submitted by Catholic365

flag

A Tailor's Inspiration Brought the World a Pope *

The influence of St. John of the Cross, the great poet and mystic of the 16th century, reached across the centuries and inspired a simple tailor in Nazi occupied Poland to aspire to sainthood.... (www.catholic365.com)

0

submitted by Catholic365

flag

When God Goes Silent

When God goes silent – it can be frustrating, painful, and challenging to our faith.... (www.catholic365.com)

0

submitted by Catholic365

flag

Eight Things to Love About the Catholic Church -- Part III: Why We Love Mary

“Mary, Mary, quite contrary” is what some could call the one who is so misunderstood in her various titles: Mother of God; the Immaculate Conception, Mary Ever-Virgin and others. Far from worshipping Mary the Church highly venerates Mary as the fairest among creatures. Let’s unpack these and see wh... (www.catholic365.com)

0

submitted by Catholic365

flag

Regardless of the advertising campaigns may tell us, we can't have it all. Sacrifice is not an option, or an anachronism; it's a fact of life. We all "cut off our own limbs to burn on some altar". The crucial thing is to choose the "right altar".

“He must increase; I must decrease.” – One of the most important phrases in the Bible. What does it mean? It means when we die to ourselves, making sacrifices for others, the Holy Spirit fills us with the very spirit of God.... (www.catholic365.com)

0

submitted by Catholic365

flag

I Must Stay Home from Mass

Evergreen trees and my heart are full amid raving beauty: snow-silence. Unplowed roads bid me, “stay home.” Perhaps danger... (www.catholic365.com)

0

submitted by Catholic365

flag

Holy Family Was No Picnic for St. Joseph

The Holy Family is the model for all families. The household of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph was filled with peace, serenity, and love. For 2,000 years, the Holy Family has been the shining example all families strive to emulate.... (www.catholic365.com)

0

submitted by Catholic365

flag

The Church is the Final Age, but...

"It is the last hour," says St. John in his first Catholic Epistle, but, if some Fathers could break up the Old Testament into five sub-phases, why not break up the New? For even though the New age is the final dispensation, the Church has passed through various phases in her history.... (www.catholic365.com)

0

submitted by Catholic365

flag

Submit a Link »

Submit Text Post »

Copyright © HubCatholic.com | All Rights Reserved