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Victims Sharing An Ordeal May Give Hope to Others

Sharing a heart-wrentching ordeal can become a matter of rejoicig when it witnesses victory over evil. Not just survival, but a of a flourishing outcome makes a profound statement. By looking closely at every obstacle, struggle, and eventual victory in their lives, people have the ability to discove... (www.catholic365.com)

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The spiritual restoring is primarily the remarkable cleansing of the human soul from the contamination of acts of evil called sins.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 259 – The Letter to Timothy

Today we begin Paul’s letter to Timothy. The best date for this letter is that it was written between A.D. 62 and A.D. 67. It is written by Paul, to his traveling companion and friend Timothy. It has A LOT to say about the structure of the Church in the first century.... (www.catholic365.com)

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3 Reasons You Should Still Give to the Poor (Whom You May Not Like)

I often hear many times that as Catholics we must help others who are needy, such as beggars. I want to be specific that the help here is material things (money, food, etc). The practice is nothing new.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Legalism says God will love us if we change. The gospel says God will change us because He loves us.

In this Gospel reading Jesus disputes with the Pharisees about their interpretation of the Sabbath law: "What does the Law allow on the sabbath? To do good or to do harm? To save life or to kill?"... (www.catholic365.com)

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I Recommend Pleasant: The Theology of "Harvey"

In 1950, Universal Pictures brought Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Harvey," to the big screen. The main character, Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), is a likeable but eccentric man who spends his days in a world of his own.... (www.catholic365.com)

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If we want things to get better, we must know where we are.

We want many things to get ‘better’. But do we truly take inventory of where we are? If we do not, how can we know if we got better? And normally, taking inventory is exactly how we determine what it is that we need to do to make things better. The elephant in the room becomes obvious, if we nev... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Heaven-Designed Jigsaw Puzzle

If you are interested in a fascinating experiment, just try this: Take a fresh sponge - not a plastic sponge, but a regular ocean sponge, which is actually a living entity, like coral - and cut it into hundreds of pieces.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 258 – The Road to Emmaus

This is one of my favorite stories in the Bible because it is filled with important markers we need to understand.... (www.catholic365.com)

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My Pagan and Catholic Roots Against Leftism - Part 1

In 1904, the St. Louis World’s Fair featured a group of indigenous Igorots from the Philippines as one of their main attractions. It was typically advertised as: “Igorrotes: head-hunting, dog-eating, wild people from Philippine Islands during a limited engagement.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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The busyness of things obscures our concentration on God … Never let a hurried lifestyle disturb the relationship

Sunday is a day when we remember that we are on this planet for just a short few years and that we are here to prepare for eternal life. Every Sunday is meant to be a foretaste of heaven, because every Sunday is meant to be a day of rest, and a day devoted to God.... (www.catholic365.com)

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How to Trust God

My friend Ashley Blackburn and I wrote this meditation on how to Trust. We wrote it as if Mary is speaking to you, personally.... (www.catholic365.com)

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An attack on one person's human dignity is an attack on human dignity itself.

Human dignity belongs to humanity, each and every human. If we deny it to anyone, we have attacked human dignity itself, not just the person(s). Human rights come from human dignity. Your right to free speech and freedom of religion stem from human dignity.... (www.catholic365.com)

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God reprimanded Job (Job 42:3) because his complaints in his suffering were, as he said, "words without knowledge." The Lord asked him if he intended to let his unthinking questions lead him to deny God's loving providence.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 257 – The Shroud

First, it is women who first find the tomb empty, learn of the resurrection and deliver the news to the Apostles. This is an important fact, in part because in the first-century women had no legal standing in society. In fact, they were not allowed to give testimony on important events. So the fa... (www.catholic365.com)

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How I Got My Prayer Life in Order

This is a busy time that we live in. Let me just give you a glimpse into my busy life. Everyday I wake up at 5:00 AM to do what we call PT in the Army. After that I have to rush home to take my wife to class and then to shower, get dressed and get ready for work. That puts us at around 8:00 AM. At... (www.catholic365.com)

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Obedience is always followed by blessings

God's ways are indeed not our ways: "Obedience [to him] is better than sacrifice, and submission better than the fat of rams."... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Kingdom of God through the Initiation Sacraments

As I, Susan, spoke to the Protestant Minister the other day about purgatory, it became abundantly clear to me that there is a gaping hole in the lives of some Christians because of the lack of belief in the full Sacramental Life.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Dead men still speak, breathe, and testify

Do you believe the Bible? I know this sounds like a trivial and generic question, but it’s one of the most important questions you can answer. If you believe the Bible then you have to believe Hebrews 13:8 that says “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” If you believe Hebrews 13... (www.catholic365.com)

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In the midst of sufferings, all but the most God-trusting souls tend to ask two questions: 1) Why this suffering, or at least why now, Lord?; and 2) How long will this darkness last, Lord?... (www.catholic365.com)

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