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Why the Personhood Issue Matters

Thus ends Rebecca Bratten Weiss’ May 16 article, “It’s Time to Move Past the Pro-Life / Pro-Choice Dividing Line.” I should make it clear that I often agree with Bratten Weiss in the substance of what she says even when I sometimes wince or cringe over the manner in which she expresses it.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Can Only Catholics Be Saved?

I’d like to take this opportunity to clarify something. A few weeks ago, while talking about the sacrament of Reconciliation—known as Confession to us old-timers—I made this statement: “The Catholic Church is the only institution in the history of the world that offers answers to the two deepest lon... (www.catholic365.com)

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Resurrection and Hope

What benefits have we by the Resurrection?... (www.catholic365.com)

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To Our Newly Ordained Priests

Thank you for answering the call that many are afraid to answer. Thank you for laying yourself down selflessly for our Church. Thank you for all you will do to encounter others and bring them to Christ. Thank you for your sacrifices.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Finding Meaning in Our Rituals and Traditions

Traditions and rituals mark important moments in our story that must be remembered and passed down to future generations. They allow us to not only remember but acknowledge, appreciate, and honor the stories of those who have gone before us.... (www.catholic365.com)

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"Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither"

Reflect, today, upon this image of Heaven: our Father’s House.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Our Souls will Sparkle Like Fine Crystal so Clear

A king was preparing a feast in his kingdom, one that would be the envy of any other entity. It would be an opportunity to show everyone in his realm a most priceless heirloom that had been fashioned for this auspicious occasion.... (www.catholic365.com)

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POPE JOHN VII, THE TIMID POPE

Pope John VII stands out as being the first pope who was of the family of a Byzantine official. Plato (620-686), of Greek descent, was the curator of Palatine Hill. His job was to rehabilitate the imperial palace on that famous hill.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Surprised Everyone

Marge sat in the corner near the window and let her mind wander. Not that it didn’t usually wander these days. Old memories ran riot over her soul and left her empty and depressed. If only life wasn’t so dreary, that would be a nice surprise.... (www.catholic365.com)

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"Life's most urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'"

The master became a slave. God served men. We can only bow in humble adoration knowing that our all-powerful God came to earth to serve us.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why Go To Mass?

Not every Mass is going to be a great and deeply moving experience. Lifelong Catholics may have grown so used to the ritual that they aimlessly go through the motions and find their minds often wander. So, why bother going to Mass? Here is a list of the “Top 10” reasons for regularly attending and a... (www.catholic365.com)

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We are beacons of the light of Christ when we learn from our problems and grow from our trials…..How bright is your light? Whose darkness is it illuminating?

The beauty of our faith and our role as people of God is the reality that all we have to do is believe and ask our savior to show us the way and that twinkling light, that beacon will find us and bring us to safe harbors.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why be a Practicing Christian?

Are you happy? We’re not talking about outwardly, but deep inside. Do you mostly have happy thoughts rolling around in your head? Or, do you have a nagging unhappiness, uncertainty, doubt, a feeling of not really belonging, a sense that you don’t really know what you should be doing with your life..... (www.catholic365.com)

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In My Life Time

My day never goes as expected. Which may be just as well. My life hasn’t either.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Brilliance & Beauty of a Soul Restored to Grace

Our Lady and the Angel of Peace came to Fatima to ask for prayers and sacrifices to save souls from hell. I love the following testimony by Reverend F. X. Schouppe S.J in "Purgatory Explained in the Lives and Legends of the Saints"! It makes me want to offer prayers & sacrifices continually for othe... (www.catholic365.com)

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Church Lady Gossips

We used to have something at our church called “church ladies.” They kept the order. We used to find out things after Mass when people would spill out into the sidewalk and talk to each other, face-to-face. There was always something to discuss, something to repeat.... (www.catholic365.com)

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"Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus."

This Gospel gives us insight into this internal struggle in that it contrasts the voice of the Shepherd with the voice of a stranger.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Will You Be on Our Lady's A-Team?

Our Lady came to Fatima to begin the formation of her “A Team” – a team of new “missionary disciples” who would be bright lights in a time of darkness, and by living an authentically Catholic life, would mission to people who had received a watered down or distorted version of the Catholic Faith or ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Where was the girl who had extolled C. S. Lewis as a brilliant Christian thinker? Who argued the merits of sincere religious faith over vacuous feel-good reasoning...?... (www.catholic365.com)

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What's Your Highest, Best Use for God?

When I first became a manager and was building a team, my boss told me to think about what would be my highest and best use, as well as the highest and best use of my team members. It’s a good question for any leader that I still ask myself to this day, but also a good question to ponder when it com... (www.catholic365.com)

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