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Our Shepherd Among Us: Reminiscences and Reflections (Part Two)

After leaving the White House on Wednesday morning, September 23, Pope Francis headed to St. Matthew’s Cathedral in downtown Washington, a beautiful and historic church whose unusual Romanesque architecture evokes an earlier era of Christianity.... (www.catholic365.com)

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We hear often enough that a war is being waged against women in the United States. Yet, war (the noun) is defined as the state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state. That definition makes it hard to continue arguing that a war is being wag... (www.catholic365.com)

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A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage.

Today Jesus teaches us that we have to put the gifts and qualities He has given each one of us, to work. They are not “ours” for us to do whatever we want with them. He has given them to us in trust so that we can yield a return.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Shattered and Reborn in Christ

God always manages to use those moments when I am shattered to crack my heart and soul open to more of His presence. It is like childbirth; the pain is forgotten when I hold my newborn. However, if there was no pain, no suffering in the first place, there would no baby or new growth in the Spirit. T... (www.catholic365.com)

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I stopped going to church and joined the Church

I follow a page on Facebook which regularly identifies the “Six Things that” bedevil and otherwise hamper Protestant Church leaders. Often those things are lack of giving, hurt feelings, and style of worship. Once, it covered the four comedic rules to becoming a better leader. Recently, one caught ... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Troubled Guest Waits, or Reply to Goethe

Yes, Father, I have felt the grace that flows from Your sacraments. I want to give You everything, but I am flawed in my longing... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Church and Authority: Part 3 Apostolic Succession in the Church

Whenever I talk about Apostolic Authority the typical response is something along the lines of “I believe in God’s authority not an authority coming from a man.” The nature of the Church’s authority is indeed God but a better way to ask this question may be to ask how the authority was given.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The newly Empty Nesters...now what??

One Friday night in late August of this year, my husband and I were sitting in separate rooms of the house within sight of the other quiet and somewhat lonely, if you will. For the first time in over twenty years, we found ourselves childless and abandoned feeling.... (www.catholic365.com)

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If God Had A Phone....

Sometimes I wish God had a phone. I wish there was a way to ask Him questions and get direct answers. This week, a precious 5 year old boy with brain cancer was called home to Heaven. It's hard to grasp why God would let that happen. So, so many people were praying for him, and even more were affect... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Devil is Winning, and We are Paving his Way

The Devil is winning. He is becoming stronger and taking hold of this world. We are not even putting up a fight. We cave so easily because of our fear and lack of trust in God. We fail to act with mercy and compassion and instead exude a spirit of hatred, intolerance and bigotry toward our broth... (www.catholic365.com)

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God has not given us the spirit of fear. So imagine where your fear is coming from.

'Don't be afraid, go to him, he is waiting for you, he will take care of everything,' We hear many offers from the world around us, but let us take up God's offer instead: his is is a caress of love. [Taken from: The Church of Mercy; a Vision for the Church by Pope Francis.]... (www.catholic365.com)

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Tips for Keeping Religious Education Classes Interesting and Fun

I have been teaching 2nd grade religious education for 8 years and here are some tips for making religious education classes interesting and fun: Take a Real Interest in Your Students, Whatever age you are teaching, relate to your class on their level. Talk with your students as they come in and see... (www.catholic365.com)

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These were my Dad’s words, as he lay dying—and were repeated to us several times over, no matter what we replied back to him, trying to reassure him: “No, Dad, you are not in hell.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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"Go to church." I surprised myself when I said it. My friend had been quietly explaining her deep concern about her experience with public school. After years of home schooling her children, she and her husband had decided the kids needed socialization so they enrolled their children in school... (www.catholic365.com)

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Heaven Unveiled: The Apocalypse

Frightening images of dragons, beasts, and battles fill the pages of the Book of Revelation, or the Apocalypse, the final book of the New Testament. The word “Apocalypse”, which actually means “unveiling,” has become synonymous with the cataclysmic end of time. What does it all mean and how can we ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Does the Bible say we must keep the Law perfectly in order to be saved?

The Catholic Church teaches that we are saved by faith and works and that we must still keep the Ten Commandments:... (www.catholic365.com)

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Eclipse of Our Hearts

There is a song, sung by Bonnie Tyler called “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Many have loved that song, it was very popular and I listened to the record over and over again when it first came out. There are lines in that song, which can really be spoken by God to us and us to God too.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Golden Rule On The Job

The Golden Rule. We can all repeat it to others, and we are quick to point out when it is not used, but how much conscious effort do we spend trying to apply it on the job?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Four Weeks Before Christmas-Advent

For much of my life, the four weeks before Christmas were jam packed with parties, mostly work related and therefore obligatory, shopping excursions to unearth novel gifts for people who did not need them. And making plans for a much needed vacation when the week of Christmas and New Year's finally ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Reality depends a great deal upon one believing what he sees—or seeing what he believes. Either way.

So we live in an “already, but not yet” time. God’s kingdom truly is among us, but it is not yet fully visible. This isn’t always easy for us. We want to see more; we want to experience more, but God is asking us to exercise our faith and trust in his unseen presence and his invisible power.... (www.catholic365.com)

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