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POPE SAINT MARTIN I, MARTYR

Martin, son of Fabricius, was born sometime between 590 and 600, near Todi, Umbria. His biographer, Theodore, wrote of Martin that he was of noble birth, of commanding intelligence and of great charity to the poor.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Young Adults Who Leave the Church

In recent years I’ve grown close to a group of friends from church. Because we’re middle-aged folks, we talk a lot about very serious subjects, such as bifocals, bunions, and blood pressure. No, I’m kidding, we’re not painfully boring ALL the time. Once in a while we discuss a topic about which we f... (www.catholic365.com)

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Saint Barbara; raised a Pagan, her Reasoning led her to Discover her Creator. She was martyred and became one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers of the Church

St. Barbara was born sometime in the middle of the 3rd century in a place called Heliopolis, a city which today would be located somewhere in Lebanon. Barbara’s pagan father was a rich and influential man, and his name was Dioscorus.... (www.catholic365.com)

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New Year's Resolution: One Rosary Bead at a Time

I remember when I was first told to lead a decade of the rosary. I got so uneasy and intimidated as my turn approached. I was afraid that I would fumble holding the beads, lose count, or not say it the way it should be said.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Mary and Joseph Find Jesus in the Temple | The Jews Find the Messiah in the NEW Temple, the Catholic Church?

The micro events of the finding of the Christ in the Old Temple of God by Our Lady and St Joseph perfectly mirror the macro events of Church history of the final conversion of the Jews, as they “find the Messiah” in the New Temple of God, the Catholic Church.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Some NEW New Year's Resolutions

Most people are not very fond of the first full week of January. It’s dark and cold, and the post-holiday letdown has kicked in. Our once gorgeous Christmas trees now lie by the curb, dry and brittle, completely naked except for a few straggling pieces of tinsel.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Resolution Time

New Year, new you, or so the slogan went. But what would a Catholic new you look like? I think it would be a lot harder than losing ten pounds, or saving money rather than spending it. To be a better Catholic would take a great deal of faith, hope, and love.... (www.catholic365.com)

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As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.

We recently celebrated the Feast of the Holy Family, remembering how Jesus grew up in the normal busyness of family life, how he was shaped as a person by both Mary and Joseph.... (www.catholic365.com)

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This December Saint became one of the most honored Jesuits in History; His name is Edmund Campion

Included among the great feast days celebrated in December there is one often overlooked. It falls on December 1 and is in honor of Saint Edmund Campion.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Giles slid onto the driver’s side of his compact car, buckled the strap over his lap, focused on the tight maneuver needed to get into the flow traffic, and felt his stomach clench.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Just Another New Year's Eve: A Reflection on Communion and Community

On December 31, as others are preparing to ring in the new year by getting plowed on mixed drinks, I will most likely be writing or editing an article. Most of my friends live 700 miles and more away, while the rest will likely have dinner parties on New Year’s Day rather than drinks on New Year’s E... (www.catholic365.com)

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"The sin underneath all our sins is to trust the lie of the serpent that we cannot trust the love and grace of Christ and must take matters into our own hands."

It is St. John the Evangelist, whose feast the Church celebrates on this third day of the Octave of Christmas, who tells us that “God is love” [1 John 4:8]. But St. John—often called “the Beloved Disciple”—also unpacks that simple statement throughout his three epistles and his Gospel account.... (www.catholic365.com)

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I Walk, Nature Talks

God continues to use three dogs to push me out the door to PLAY!. With headphones on, usually I dance and stop every now and then to throw that tennis ball--sometimes getting frustrated for I am into the SONG and the STEPS and the MOMENT. UGH! "Quit chewing that ball, and just drop it!" My quality ... (www.catholic365.com)

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What is the real Catholic social justice

Saint Peter Claver was called to serve those in the most unbearable conditions and offer them hope. He went to the land of New Spain - Colombia helping slaves arriving on those hellish like ships.... (www.catholic365.com)

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"Everyone pretends to be 'free thinkers', but few individuals pass the line into expressive territories that may be detrimental to their own social well-being."

In the Gospel reading Jesus warns his followers that they would be persecuted because of their fidelity to Jesus. Throughout its long history countless men and women have given their lives in witness to their love for Christ and his Church.... (www.catholic365.com)

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My youngest son decided to reorganize his room today, and when I went to check, I saw that he had piled a stack of box springs and mattresses on top of each other to rival something out of The Princess and the Pea. He called it King Sized.... (www.catholic365.com)

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From Bethlehem to Greccio with St Francis of Assisi

Throughout his life St Francis was consumed by a desire to give his life for Christ. This desire burst into an unquenchable flame when he received news that six of his brothers had been martyred preaching to the Moslems in Morocco.... (www.catholic365.com)

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"My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?"

We stop this morning to question how the Light of the world penetrates our darkness. God isn’t stingy and miserly like Ebenezer Scrooge; God isn’t angry or grumpy like the Grinch who stole Christmas — with a heart 2 sizes too small!... (www.catholic365.com)

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King David is Key to Understanding Salvation History

If you attended Christmas Eve Mass, you heard the beginning of the Gospel of Saint Matthew which opens the New Testament with the reading of the genealogy of Jesus. Often we may look at this reading as tedious and may even feel sorry for the one that is tasked with reading it to the congregation.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Late Night Reflections of St. Joseph

My name is Joseph Bar-Jacob. It is now about midnight and my wife Mary and the newborn baby are asleep. I’m exhausted, but I’m still overwhelmed by what has happened, and so I can’t possibly doze right now.... (www.catholic365.com)

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