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I would not accept the Gospel, but for the authority of the Catholic Church

Which Early Church Father said, “I would not accept the Gospel, but for the authority of the Catholic Church” (Contra the Fundamental Epistle to the Manichaeons)?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Was Jesus a Drunkard?

Have you ever experienced that awkward moment when you are hosting a party and run out of drinks and food for your guests; really any moment when you realize that you’re on the verge of being completely embarrassed and there’s nothing you can do about it?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Do I Really Need Mass?

Do I Really Need Mass? How often do we find ourselves asking that very question? Every week? Occasionally? Or maybe it’s just those times when we find ourselves rushing to get ready, and in our frustration, wish we’d been better prepared. Or maybe! Just maybe! It's beginning to be more often than we... (www.catholic365.com)

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How Long, Oh Lord? How Long?

This Responsorial Reading reflected my own thoughts as another day, more suffering is seen all over the world, and I wonder “How Long, Oh Lord, how long?”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Allow Yourself to Be Inspired

Life is a gift and how we live it depends in large part on the influences we experience along the way. If we are blessed with great motivation and uplifting guidance, our journey will truly become one of inspirational proportion and energy.... (www.catholic365.com)

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If you embrace all things in this life as coming from the hands of God, and even embrace death to fulfill His holy will, assuredly you will die a saint.

At the end of this Gospel passage, after healing many persons, Jesus “warned [the unclean spirits] not to make Him known.” Why does Jesus issue this warning? “The Messianic Secret” is a phrase sometimes used to refer to the identity of Jesus, which He commands others—both friend and foe—not to revea... (www.catholic365.com)

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Pitting the Church against Christ, a false dichotomy

Frequently, anti-Catholics will say that Catholics pit the Church against Christ. Or that we put the Church before Christ. That, however, is a false dichotomy.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Wedding Fragments

A wedding is so big, so much, you can't put your arms around it. Afterwards, your heart is filled with a thousand fragments.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Biblical Heroes Answer the Call

In the Scripture readings at Mass for the weekend of February 6th and 7th, we get an interesting look at three of the greatest heroes in the entire Bible. The first reading describes the call of Isaiah, arguably the most important prophet in Israel’s history. Hundreds of years before the fact, Isaia... (www.catholic365.com)

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Christ the Judge in a World of Noise

The world is full of man-made noise. Noise, sounds and vibrations with no Godly organization, only serve to distract us from our ingrained mission of finding and loving the Lord. This means if we want to draw ourselves to the Lord, we must through force of will, ignore the world's noise so our soul... (www.catholic365.com)

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Suffering: Where's the Justice?

Why does God let good things happen to “bad” people and let “good” people suffer? I don't have all the answers, but I do know this - “good” people suffer, but so do “bad” people. And “bad” people prosper, but so do “good” people. We just notice more when good things are happening to a “bad” person a... (www.catholic365.com)

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To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.

Now it’s fairly easy to rationalize away why we are not closer to God, and often that involves blaming others, our busy lives, and so forth. However, I wonder if it is more productive to think about the “Goliath” within, the things we think or do, that keep us from getting closer to God. Is it impat... (www.catholic365.com)

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"Grim Grinning Ghosts" and the Resurrection of the Body

Any other Catholics out there enjoy a good “haunted house” attraction? Of course I don’t lean toward anything occult, but I enjoy some spooky fun pointed at the supernatural (and that includes morally appropriate Halloween celebrations). Being a Disney fan, my favorite thing to do when I enter Dis... (www.catholic365.com)

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Ashes to ashes, dust to dust

The other thing I enjoyed, was that on Ash Wednesday, we got ashes on our forehead. I couldn’t wait to have them put ashes on my forehead so that I could see them in the mirror!... (www.catholic365.com)

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Bl. Marie Rivier and Power Ball

Our search for obscure saints this week leads us to the Blessed Marie Rivier. Marie lived mostly in the 18th century. She suffered a horrible accident when she was two and was paralyzed. Her mom would take her to church where Marie prayed. “Cure me, Blessed Mother, and I'll give you a hat...Cure... (www.catholic365.com)

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Hail Mary, the Immaculate One

As Catholics, we dedicate Saturdays to our Blessed Mother, the Virgin Mary. With that in mind, I wanted to briefly discuss one of the Marian dogmas which is integral to our understanding of Mary, and that often serves as a stumbling block for non-Catholic Christians: the Immaculate Conception.... (www.catholic365.com)

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It seems the longer I serve Christ, the closer I draw to Him, the more my thought life assails me. Perhaps it is because I am less willing today than I have been in the past to pass off my godless thoughts with an insipid and cavalier excuse like, “I’m just a sinner saved by grace.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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How The Catholic Church Championed and Transformed Women's Rights And Dignity

Growing up and living in the 20th and 21st Centuries, you may live under the impression that the Catholic Church and Christianity have inhibited women’s rights, dignity, and freedom for the past 2000 years. However, did you realize that history says otherwise?... (www.catholic365.com)

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His first mission and ministry was in the womb

Mary, as the first disciple, in many ways prefigures all the disciples who will follow – those who traveled, mostly on foot, throughout the world to spread the gospel and proclaim the good news. Like those apostles, Mary was a missionary – the first missionary, a woman who traveled and carried Chris... (www.catholic365.com)

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Yes, It's Personal!

Coming back to the Church from Evangelical Christianity there are certain terms that are still near and dear to my heart. One of those terms is “Personal Relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ” and apparently it’s one of the most misunderstood among Catholics (specifically among Traditionalist/Lati... (www.catholic365.com)

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