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My dad turned ninety years old recently. That milestone made me think. I counted up how many of my friends or family are now in their nineties and the number surprised me. Almost two handfuls. And if I add in friends and family in their eighties, the number jumps much higher. Middle-aged friends mak... (www.catholic365.com)

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"When you forgive, you love. And when you love, God's light shines upon you."

To receive forgiveness is to be restored to our former self.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Adultery is no laughing matter, of course, although these days it is so common that it has become the subject of jokes. Many years ago adultery was a very serious matter indeed.... (www.catholic365.com)

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#1 Frequently asked questions, "what is the Kingdom of God?" "What is the Gospel?"

The questions are very closely related, as we can see in this verse: Mark 1:14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Satan; The Pinnacle of Evil

When seeking to understand how evil can penetrate our psyche, how deeply rooted it can become within our existence, the stress to counter it may be bigger than most will want to address. However, evil does exist and in spite of our asking God to eliminate it the evil that we see daily in life’s tre... (www.catholic365.com)

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"Love the Madonna and pray the Rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. All graces given by God pass through the Blessed Mother."

We live in an age when it’s so easy to say “No.” We can make life what we want it to be – even if that’s not what it should be.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Mary the Mother of God?

On my journey into the Catholic church there were three things that had the potential to derail me. Mary, Mary, and Mary. One of the objections I had, which sprang from my Baptist days, was the title of Mother of God for Mary.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Peter & Judas: Paths of Hope & Despair Over Sin

At a recent Franciscan formation gathering, our Franciscan Minister posed a thought-provoking question about the Passion: What are the differences between Peter's and Judas' betrayals of Jesus?... (www.catholic365.com)

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It Makes All The Difference

As far as I was concerned, the whole world was on a fast train headed for destruction, and I didn’t want to watch. Humanity might party on the way, but the crash wouldn’t be pretty. It would be painful. Very painful. I couldn’t think about it.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Unplanned Movie

Those who receive God’s gift of mercy often desire in their gratitude to pass it on to others. Abby Johnson is one such person. Once the clinic director of the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Bryan, Texas, Abby turned away from a lucrative career and has become a pro-life advocate, dedicated t... (www.catholic365.com)

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"You give it to the poor, and God receives it."

This Gospel story of the rich man and Lazarus provides further truth as we ponder whether to totally commit to God or to the world. This story provides an incredibly stark reality for the consequences of that choice.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Pope John V, Syrian Pope

After hundreds of years of Italian popes, John of Antioch, son of Cyriacus, was elected in july 685. John was the first of a line of ten men of Eastern origin who rose to the papacy in the seventh century. This appeared to show a reconciliation between the East and the West after the Monothelite her... (www.catholic365.com)

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Patience, yeah how long will that take?

We all have times that try our patience. Every single one of us. The saints are no different, yet they were commonly able to keep their patience. Not because of special tricks or just an apt for patience that we will never know, but because they trusted. Have a trying issue? Well, maybe God has... (www.catholic365.com)

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Prodigal Father Loves the Sinner

This week’s gospel reading is the well-known parable of the Prodigal Son. As Jesus told the story, a young man demanded his inheritance from his father, took the money and traveled to his country’s version of Las Vegas.... (www.catholic365.com)

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"The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie. "One word of truth outweighs the world."

Each Christian is called by God to live fully in Christ. This means that each Christian is called by virtue of his or her baptism to share in the three roles that Jesus exercised during His earthly life: the roles of priest, prophet and king.... (www.catholic365.com)

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When The Bachelor Becomes A Leper

A recent discussion I had with an unbelieving family member went something like this: Me: Citing the Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church on a moral matter, and saying that I will teach my kids the same thing. Family Member: Really?! I thought you wanted them to be part of the Church in name... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why we'll always need Narnia

I think that all of us, at some point, have had a story touch our hearts so deeply that our lives were never the same again. There are many such great stories that have touched my life. But nothing has ever touched my heart more deeply than Narnia.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Loneliness in America; a growing and deadly Epidemic

My wife passed on almost two years ago and when you become “widowed” there is an inescapable loneliness factor that enters your life. But I have learned that loneliness has no boundaries. It reaches out for everyone and captures many of the unsuspecting, including the seemingly happy and contented a... (www.catholic365.com)

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"We should, indeed, honor St. Joseph, since the Son of God Himself was graciously pleased to honor him by calling him father."

St. Joseph had cultivated a deep relationship with God throughout his life and was open to receive God’s gift of being the person who would help educate Jesus, the Messiah.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Me With You My Dear Jesus

There is a song whose lyrics says, 'Me without you...' and it lists of how that person would feel without the loved one, but I say: 'Me with you ...' not me without you.... (www.catholic365.com)

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