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I pulled into a gas station the other day practically on autopilot, filled the car with gasoline, paid the attendant, and started on my way. As I turned to go, I noticed a woman sitting in the car opposite me on the driver’s side with the door open, one leg extended as if she planned to get out but ... (www.catholic365.com)

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It is not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, 'What are we busy about?'

Today’s gospel challenges me to look at my own priorities.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Rest in Peace, Humility?

Mother Teresa and Saint Francis of Assisi constantly reminded their followers that the work they did was not theirs but God’s.... (www.catholic365.com)

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An Open Letter To U2: Be Our Hero, Change The World By Changing Your View of Human Life

Growing up as a child of the 1980’s in the United States, I had always had a fascination with music. Every day during school summer break, my mom would turn the radio on to and from the pool. I remember waiting with baited breath, hoping my favorite songs would be played over the airwaves.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Best Gift Parents Could Give a Kid

My parents recently celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary, and as I reflect on their marriage and the gifts it has brought me personally, I had a revelation of the best gift they gave me related to my faith.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Is our faith fertile? Does it produce good works? Or is it rather sterile, and so more dead than alive? Do I make neighbors, or do I just pass by?

I’m challenged by Jesus’ teachings about the Good Samaritan.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Depriving Ourselves of Relationships

It was many weeks of feeling downright hungry and thirsty in an emotional sense. I was on my last leg of loneliness. It was that day that God broke in and showed me the reality of my relationships.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Story of Brian

Today's Responsorial Response brought back a memory from the reading of November 16, 1975. I was very pregnant with my son Brian, attending Sunday Mass and having some twinges of early labor.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Creation, the Beginning, "God's plan for the world"

Observed first in the Garden of Eden, where all is perfect: Perfect in perfectly fulfilling the purpose for its creation;... (www.catholic365.com)

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Our Lady's A-Team – Combating Hedonism by Living the Message of Fatima

There is something strangely comforting about the message that the Angel of Peace and Our Lady brought to us from Heaven even though, at least according to our modern sensibilities, it is full of anomalies; truths of the Faith that seem to be in opposition to what we would like to believe about God ... (www.catholic365.com)

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What Makes a Mass Invalid?

Here’s a question for you: if a priest just goes through the motions, and says Mass quickly and inattentively, does it count as a real Mass?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why Did Jesus Have To Die?

Why did Jesus have to suffer and die in order that we might be forgiven? Surely, if God wanted to forgive us, and to redeem us, He could have done so without Jesus having to suffer such a cruel death.... (www.catholic365.com)

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For the Living and the Dead

Yvonne stopped on the threshold and sucked in a deep breath. Oh, Lord, have mercy. It never gets any easier.... (www.catholic365.com)

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An instrument of Love

Playing the guitar, the piano, the violin or another instrument is a pleasurable experience.... (www.catholic365.com)

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How to open your heart? Step one: listen

Throughout the ages we have been challenged by the trauma and chaos of the day and we have been encouraged by God’s real presence in the world, despite the trauma and chaos.... (www.catholic365.com)

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When am I to speak to be silent to listen... (www.catholic365.com)

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5 Ways to Better Engage Young People in the Church

It seems that nearly weekly, whether at an event or volunteering out in the community, I'm faced with the Catholic Church's dilemma of engaging young adults. Usually, as a young adult in the room, we are asked the question of "How do we engage you?"... (www.catholic365.com)

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Should Old Acquaintance be forgot, and never thought upon… It’s hard to look back and remember. Two dates in October stand out for me, the birthdates of two people I loved who have passed on: my mother and my husband.... (www.catholic365.com)

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"God uses broken things. It takes broken soil to produce a crop, broken clouds to give rain, broken grain to give bread, broken bread to give strength."

This Gospel passage about the sending of the 72 disciples came alive for Francis of Assisi, who’s feast day we celebrated October 4. As a carefree youth, he was radically changed by the call of Jesus; he renounced his personal possessions and changed his life to one of evangelical poverty and preach... (www.catholic365.com)

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God's Perspective on Popularity

The beginning of the school year is upon us. Families, children, teens, young adults and working adults are in full swing with a new fall schedule. Fall is a time when our lives become different with new changes in schedules and in the weather. It is a beautiful time of year where I live in Pennsylv... (www.catholic365.com)

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