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Called To The Mystery Of Intercessory Prayer

One night I awoke and felt a deep sadness. As I reflected on where this was coming from, I realized it was from the news items I had read the day before on the number of abortions that have been committed in the past 25 years around the world and the campaign at the U.N. to make abortion on demand a... (www.catholic365.com)

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Persecution and Trust

On the rear of a battered car I saw a “bumper snicker” that managed to combine humor and arrogance: “If you don’t like the way I drive, stay off the sidewalk.” In spite of its nuance of humor, it trenchantly articulated the “get-out-of-my-way” mentality that underlies much of the crime rampant in ou... (www.catholic365.com)

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Pope Saint Felix III

Saint Felix can be said to be the first pope of the Dark Ages. The Western Roman Empire had fallen when the barbarians, under leadership of Odoacer of the Herouli tribe, had overcome the weak Roman emperor. So, starting in 476, the previously highly civilized, organized Italian peninsula was run by ... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Teaching on the Paschal Mystery

Suppose a person questions you about Jesus, His teaching, the meaning of eternal salvation and the Resurrection. Of course, as Catholics our suggestion would be to seek an RCIA program at their parish.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Carpenter's hands: A meditation for Lent

What do you think about during the Consecration? As odd as it may seem, my mind usually focuses on Jesus’ hands as they break the bread and offer the cup.... (www.catholic365.com)

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"Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions."

We know this story well. the most important word in it is ‘I’. Jesus identifies himself with the people he is talking about.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Last Words Of Jesus From The Cross

“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34. Jesus spoke of forgiveness often. Even as Our Lord was dying on the Cross He spoke of forgiveness, an intercession to the Father for our sinfulness.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Pressure and Trust

A few years ago in Virginia an explosion occurred in a most unusual location for such an incident: in a garbage truck! Nearby office buildings were evacuated and two firefighters hospitalized due to the release of a poisonous gas... (www.catholic365.com)

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Deacon Roger & Helena Cartier--A Catholic Love Story for Us All to Honor

St. John Paul II said, “Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with whom they make up a sole family - a domestic church.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Transfiguration: A Prelude to the Resurrection

“He took Peter, James and John and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured before them; His face shone like the sun and His clothes became as white as light.” Mt. 17: 1-2. No other event in all of the Bible displayed such drama and excitement as did this superb vision ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Catholic Triumphalism?

Similar to the previous article (Answers to a Non-Catholic) this one will draw up a reply that I made to a responder to the same article on the Facebook group “Catholic Fundamentalism”. This person, whom I will only identify by his first name, Steven, had previously said, “I paid my dues as a Boome... (www.catholic365.com)

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You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage — pleasantly, smilingly, non-apologetically — to say "no" to other things. And the way to do that is by having a bigger "yes" burning inside. The enemy of the "best" is often the "good."

Temptations. They come to every one of us. A temptation is a trick, a deception, a lie. It conceals the truth and presents falsehood to us as the truth. A temptation may even offer us something good but entices us to use it in a false and selfish way.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Face of Mercy to Those in Misery Part #2

Love, forgiveness, and becoming instruments of mercy have been foundational themes that have highlighted our Holy Father’s messages on mercy this past year. They also form the foundation of his new Apostolic Letter, “Mercy and Misery” promulgated November 20th.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Tribulation and Trust

“In the day of my trouble I will call to you, for you will answer me” (Ps 86:7). When God answers our call for his help in the midst of anguishing tribulations, we might find that his answer is really more, not less, than we ask for.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The beginning of self-giving love.

Well, to say there is a beginning of self-giving love is a bit misleading, but we can talk about where its origin. Self-giving love originates in the Trinity. The three Persons of the Trinity have a self-giving love towards each other. So much so that they wanted more to love, and so creation.... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Lenten Reflection

This reflection uses the five senses each of us is endowed with; sight, touch, taste, hearing, and speech. I have attempted to place each one within the framework of the five weeks of Lent before Holy Week. In this way the reader will be able to reflect in a positive way the connection of human e... (www.catholic365.com)

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Man Does Not Live On Bread Alone

In the First Sunday of Lent’s gospel (Mt 4:1-11), we hear about how Jesus Christ was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. Christ, then, walks into the desert with a firm purpose in mind: not only to encounter the devil and resist him, but to definitively defeat his temptatio... (www.catholic365.com)

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Forgiveness is choosing to love. It is the first skill of self-giving love.

It’s early in the Lenten season, and Jesus reaches out to us with the healing touch of his Word in the Scriptures and his Life in the Sacraments — especially the Sacraments of the Holy Eucharist and Reconciliation as enriched by our prayer, penance, and sacrificial giving.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Cauldron of Hatred

Looking from the sidelines, it seems to me that there is a big Cauldron of Hatred out there in the world filled with anxiety, bitterness, anger and even hatred, amongst its other ingredients of evil.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Problems and Trust

Even oldsters may have forgotten that there was once a popular TV program called, “Father Knows Best.” The phrase is schmaltzy, perhaps, but there’s a profound truth in these simple words when they refer to our heavenly Father, who always knows best. Our challenge is to let ourselves be really convi... (www.catholic365.com)

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