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St. Agape and Godiva Chocolates

On February 15, we honor St. Agape. She was a virgin martyr who followed St. Valentine who we honor on February 14. There’s not much about her—just that she and her group of virgins were put to death around 273 A.D.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Prison Cell That's Never Locked

A quirky cartoon showed a bedraggled and disheveled prisoner probing his open cell door, calling to his gaunt cell mate, “I have some good news and bad news for you. The good news is that I just found that this cell door isn’t locked. The bad news is that all these years it never was—there’s no keyh... (www.catholic365.com)

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Finding Your Chill in a World of Netflix and Chill

If you spend any time on the internet, I’m almost certain you’ve come across a “Netflix and Chill” meme and I’m pretty sure you understand the meaning.... (www.catholic365.com)

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We Are Useless Servants?

I admit that I have found the Gospel passage from Luke which instructs the disciples to refer to themselves as being “useless servant” a bit puzzling during my life. It has taken me years of hearing it again and again, reading it again and again, for some of the sense to sink through my dense craniu... (www.catholic365.com)

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Rosaries, Pre-prayed!

After the breakup of the USSR, Rosaries were sent from a parish in this country to people who had long been deprived of Sacraments and sacramentals. Two things struck me about those Rosaries that were being sent: they had been handmade, and they were being pre-prayed!... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Creative "Twist" on Lent

Passing down customs and traditions of our faith, to our children, can be a lot of fun with a little creativity. When my kids were small, it was a bit of a challenge explaining to them “why” certain foods were off limits. Lent offers a great opportunity to explain the significance of penance, fastin... (www.catholic365.com)

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We are not Love but we can evolve

A close reading of the “love chapter” in 1 Corinthians 13 reveals to us our own personal inadequacy. And that’s a good thing, even if it makes us squirm a bit. Whenever or wherever we become aware of our own shortcomings we are receiving an invitation to let the grace and mercy of God enter into our... (www.catholic365.com)

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Catholics and Our 1,700-Year-Old Celebration of Saint Valentine (All Three of Them)

As a veteran theology teacher in a Catholic high school, I have found throughout the years that, as mid-February approaches, the same two things invariably happen: I realize that 1) at least a few of my students do not actually know that February 14 is officially called “Saint” Valentine’s Day, and ... (www.catholic365.com)

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"I Thirst" A Lenten Reflection on Terri Schiavo

It is a yearly custom for Catholics to reflect, during Lent, on the Passion and death of our Divine Savior. He was entirely innocent of wrongdoing, yet was ignominiously subjected to a show trial and condemned to a brutally painful death. This year many Catholics will also be thinking of the strikin... (www.catholic365.com)

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From BUSY to BLESSED: IGNITING your Family and Parish

How might we breach this chasm between momentary conviction and real, life-commitment? How might we re-engage those who've simply given up, or even engage those who are MIA? Here's my take. Please feel free to join in your comments.... (www.catholic365.com)

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I've been reading the book, "For The Love, Fighting For Grace In A World of Impossible Standards". Of course, it has made me think about the way that I love, and the way that others love. And why wouldn't that be important? St. Paul tells us that if we don't have love, we are nothing.... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Catholic on Conversion

One of the most difficult challenges we Catholics are faced with is bringing about conversion in a world where many people don't believe that God exists at all. It is probably more difficult to evangelize in this day and age than when Jesus' original 12 disciples were sent out to spread the Good Ne... (www.catholic365.com)

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Rediscover Jesus 'Prologue'

From Ash Wednesday this year our Adult Faith Formation group is doing Lent a little differently, we are reading Mathew Kelly's book Rediscover Jesus. It's a series of short readings, intended to open our heart and minds to the 'person' Jesus. We have decided to do it in retreat form. Please feel f... (www.catholic365.com)

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Bear Patiently the Cross

What is your cross? know that I do not have to look far to see my crosses. I’m sure after a few moments of consideration, you can think of yours, too. I don’t say this today to depress you, but, quite the opposite. In fact, if you wish to be a disciple of Christ and follow him, it would probably do... (www.catholic365.com)

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How will your Lent go?

In general, you get out what you put in. You Lent will go as well as you to give it. Now, this does not mean to try to do everything. One does not enter a weight room and start with the heaviest weights. And this does not mean to do just a little. You do not enter a weight room and pickup weights we... (www.catholic365.com)

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Embrace the power of little things and you will build a tower of mighty things.

I am not an expert on mustard seeds. I don’t think I have ever seen one of these tiny wonders Jesus talks about in today’s reading. However I do think I get the point Jesus is making today. The smallest action on our part can build the Kingdom of God.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Ah, Love---But What Love?

Just in time for Valentine’s Day—these thoughts on love. We all know that God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him.... (www.catholic365.com)

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What is the difference between Catholic and Protestant?

Catholicism teaches the orthodox Christian faith. In other words, Catholicism is the standard of all Christianity. Other Christians have fallen away from the Catholic Church and have adopted beliefs which differ from those which Jesus Christ passed down to His Apostles and in turn they passed down t... (www.catholic365.com)

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RCIA - We're Doing it Wrong

Recently I came across Fr. Dwight Longenecker’s article, “10 Reasons Catholics Don’t Evangelize”. He includes the RCIA—the very process by which new Catholics come into the Church—as an obstacle to evangelization.... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Simple Explanation for the Drop in Mass Attendance

Many people nowadays wonder why attendance at Sunday Mass has dropped so drastically. For example, here in the Hartford Archdiocese on any given weekend, the number of people at Mass is a full 65% less than during the 1960s.... (www.catholic365.com)

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