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Judgmental Hypocrite in the Mirror

Mark Twain once said, “It ain’t those parts of the Bible that I can’t understand that bother me, it’s is the parts that I DO understand.” Well, there is a very clear and understandable concept in the Bible that has me worried. It’s the fact that God is going to judge us using the same standard we us... (www.catholic365.com)

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A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage.

The Parable of the Talents is not about “earning” salvation, but about how we use our work to fulfill our earthly callings. It is about life long stewardship, or “Stewardship with a capital ‘S‘.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding American Culture

After WWII, if America became a beacon, what we did we could somewhat justify to ourselves because our way of life represented freedom. When we defended others, as a superpower, we intended to be on the side of right.... (www.catholic365.com)

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St. Clare of Assisi: Light from the Cloister

The first time I ever entered a Poor Clare church was in 2004. I was with my wife, Katia, in the postcard-perfect medieval hill town of San Severino at the base of the Apennine Mountains in central Italy. We were with a group of Italians on a pilgrimage to the Franciscan places within the bucolic re... (www.catholic365.com)

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Getting Chummy with the Lord

Jesus, whose appellation was "Emmanuel," meaning "God with us," promised to be with us not just for a day, but "to the very end of the age" (Mt 28:20). The "practice of the presence of God," even wordlessly, is quintessential prayer, and has four forms, says St. Alphonsus.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 121 – The Demon, the Mother-in-Law and the Leper

Today’s reading: Mk 1:29-45 Three interesting vignettes are in today’s reading (the second half of Mark, chapter 1). First, we see Jesus drive out some demons. There are some interesting details to note. And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue a... (www.catholic365.com)

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“Jesus began to SHOW his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and…be killed.” ….Peter rebuked him. (Mt.16:21-27) This is the first of a series of Sunday gospel reflections designed to be given to young adults leaving home for school, to remind them of their Catholic faith, which parents have giv... (www.catholic365.com)

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When opportunity comes, it's too late to prepare.

In our culture we are used to a carefully planned life. For some people every step of their day is recorded in advance in their computer or smart phone and this does have some advantages. But it also has at least one disadvantage: it allows us to know how long we can procrastinate before getting dow... (www.catholic365.com)

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Finding Unity in a Fractured World

Many writers refer to our world as “post-Christian” but we know that can’t be true because Jesus promised to be with us “always, even to the end of the age” (Matt 28:20). If by post-Christian, however, those writers mean that the tenets of Christianity no longer principally inform our culture, then ... (www.catholic365.com)

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How To Properly Place Your Holy Rosary

The Holy Cross is sacred. It is only in the Catholic tradition that a replica Cross, or Crucifix, is venerated and affixed to the Holy Rosary. It is also a sacramental, and like all sacramentals, which guide our attention heavenward, the Holy Cross must be treated with care and respect.... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Saint I Ain't

We often don't know which side is which; sinners are often saintly and saints are often "sinnerly." Yet "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Rom 3:23). From the cradle we're known as sinners, but from the casket we may seem like saints.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 120 – The Gospel of Mark (Peter's Gospel)

Mark first appears in scripture on Paul’s first missionary journey. However, after that trip, he stops traveling with Paul and becomes the interpreter (and probably secretary) to Peter. Thus, Mark’s Gospel is a record of Peter’s teaching.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Yea Though I Walk Through the Valley

The Valley of Whatever that comes my way—I shall not fear for Thou art with me. The Valley of water, floods, fire, and wind storms are just as fearful as death itself. The valleys of doubt, despair, uncertainty, and the unknown ----we wander into these too---but let us not fear.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Jesus said the weeds would grow with the wheat until the Judgment, - I have come to believe that there is more grace in becoming wheat than there is in pulling weeds.

"Stay awake, then, for you do not know on what day the Lord will come." "Be alert." We hear these admonitions in the Gospel reading. What does it mean to be spiritually awake and alert? How are we to prepare for the Lord's coming?... (www.catholic365.com)

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How can I prove the Divinity of Christ, to a Jehovah, from Scripture?

I recently saw this question asked on the Internet. This is how I would respond. In my debates with Jehova Witnesses JWs), Evangelicals and other Non-Catholics, I don't try to prove anything definitively from Scripture.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Ephesians 4 and the Mass of the Assumption at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Hop

The visible manifestation of Ephesians 4 in the twenty-first century was experienced here at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Hope on August 15. We, the participants in the Mass, procession, benediction, led by Bishop David Ricken, contrast the immoral world outside, as opposed to the “living stones”... (www.catholic365.com)

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"Virtue"- al Reality

Phobias and panic attacks are being treated successfully with only seven weekly sessions by the use of virtual reality therapy at Georgia Tech. The new technology projects a phobic situation of apparent reality, helping the patient to be reconditioned gradually to a normal response to heights, flyin... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 119 – The Anointing of the Sick

Today we read James chapter 5, which contains two blockbuster theological revelations. First, the anointing of the sick: Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Children Martyrs of Tlaxcala (Mexico)

Francisco and Jacinta Marto, two of the children Our Lady appeared to at Fatima, were canonized by Pope Francis as saints on May 13. But many folks are not aware that that the Holy Father also canonized three other children that day. These kids came from Mexico and were martyred for their faith in ... (www.catholic365.com)

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The world is governed more by appearance than realities

How much hypocrisy do we have in our own lives? Do we live what we say and preach?... (www.catholic365.com)

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