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Sacraments are like hoses. They are the channels of the living water of God's grace. Our faith is like opening the faucet. We can open it a lot, a little, or not at all.

The feast of the Baptism of the Lord is a good day for cultivating gratitude for the graces that flow from the One who descended into the waters of the Jordan so that our sins might be washed away.... (www.catholic365.com)

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To whom much is given, much more will be expected

These days, I really take this to heart. But I didn’t always. Honestly, I always used to think it was unfair. I didn’t understand why someone had to go out and do more for God just because they were given more. Then, more was given to me.... (www.catholic365.com)

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How to Be a True Friend in Christ

What is true friendship? Our society might have you believe that true friendship is “supporting one another, no matter what.” While that phrase looks loving on the surface, are we truly loving someone by supporting them “no matter what”?... (www.catholic365.com)

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In our drug-dazed, violence-saturated, crime-ridden society today there is a midnight darkness that blankets mankind like a morbid pall. But similar darksome situations existed in biblical times, such as the time of the high priest, Azaria.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 252 – When is a symbol not a symbol?

Today we read Luke’s account of the Last Supper. I love how Jesus begins this episode of his ministry: And when the hour came, he sat at table, and the apostles with him. And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer…... (www.catholic365.com)

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From the Desire to be Liked, Deliver Us, O Lord!

Becoming Catholic was the most precious gift I could have ever imagined. The spiritual search had been a long, and costly journey.... (www.catholic365.com)

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No culture in history has ever embraced moral relativism and survived. Our own culture, therefore, will either (1) be the first, and disprove history's clearest lesson, or (2) persist in its relativism and die, or (3) repent of its relativism and live. There is no other option.

In the culture that surrounds us, every person believes himself to be his own authority. In effect, this wide-spread belief means that no real authority exists.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The True Role of a Pastor

When one thinks of a pastor and the example he/she portrays, does that person see an exemplary pattern to follow or one that leaves a question on their mind?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Self-care Isn't Selfish

I have writer’s block. So I decided to write about something that I know: writing. I love to write, it’s a form of self-care for me. It’s a fun way that I unwind, express myself, a way for me to create, an outlet, and also how I give glory to God.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Just as the proverbial dark cloud has a silver lining, so every dark midnight has a badkground glow - but only for those who see the hand of God bringing good from all of life's hurtful events.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 251 – The Widow's Offering

Today we read Luke’s account of the widow’s offering. This fits right in with the two examples in Luke 18 and Luke 19, where Jesus said to give half v. giving everything.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Peace prayers help us to relearn how to live after war. However, we keep praying to live peacefully as wars are going on in the world, too.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The more faithfully you listen to the voice within you, the better you hear what is sounding outside of you.

In the Gospel reading from St. Mark, we see Jesus as a contemplative in action. Jesus performs wondrous acts such as curing the sick with various diseases and driving out demons.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Chesterton and the Virtue of Common Sense

G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) has been dubbed the apostle of common sense. An apostle is sent to preach the Gospel - in ordinary and/or extraordinary ways. Chestertondid just that using common sense arguments. ‘Critics recognized that he wrote in defense of the Christian faith but mistakenly presume... (www.catholic365.com)

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Tis The Season.......For Divine Mercy

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” With the recent celebration of Christmas and New Years, I am sure you have heard these epic lyrics written by Andy Williams at some point this past holiday season.... (www.catholic365.com)

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A stone tossed into a heap of wool doesn’t rebound, says the proverb. Likewise, an angry remark won’t rebound from a gentle soul who absorbs abuse without retaliation. Experience supports the classic axiom: “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger” (Prv 15:1).... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 250 – One Bride for Seven Brothers

Today the Sadducees ask the questions about whose wife a woman would be in the next life if she had seven (7) husbands in this life. From this story, we learn several things. First, there is definitely a resurrection.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Pope Virgilius, First Byzantinian Pope

Virgilius, born around 500 AD, was the child of an aristocratic Roman family. His father, Johannes, was an emperor-appointed consul, although only an honorific at that point. His brother, Reparatus, was a senator. And one of the senators taken hostage by King Witigis during the Gothic king’s rampage... (www.catholic365.com)

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Love our Lady. And she will obtain abundant grace to help you conquer in your daily struggle.

January first used to be celebrated as the Octave Day of Christmas and the Circumcision and Naming of Jesus.... (www.catholic365.com)

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St. Augustine's Confessions and My Quest for Greatness in the Confessional

Eight years ago, I was a twenty-three-year-old college student who had abandoned her Catholic faith for the sinfully self-gratifying lifestyle that seduces so many of us in our youth.... (www.catholic365.com)

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