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Eight Things to Love About the Catholic Church -- Part VII: The Bible is Catholic

Try explaining to many of our Fundamentalist brethren about almost any tenet of the Catholic faith and you’re likely to hear in response, “Chapter and verse, please”. In other words, of course, they want to know exactly where that teaching is found in the Bible because they adhere to what is spelle... (www.catholic365.com)

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Three insights the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts give us

The apparitions of the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts of Jesus and Mary are arguably two of the most important theological developments in the past 400 years. The apparitions of the Sacred Heart are indelibly tied to the image of Divine Mercy. The Immaculate Heart of Mary was a major part of the appar... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Fake News Part 1

After the stunning outcome of the recent U.S. Election people searched for a reason why it happened. Of course, nearly everyone overlooks the obvious flaws of the opposition candidate and seeks to attribute it to outside sources.... (www.catholic365.com)

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St. Paul is Praying for You

First off, I admit I know less about the background to specific epistles than I probably should, so I flipped to the handy introduction page on the USCCB's online Bible.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Remembering My Days as an Altar "Boy *

The other day I found an old picture of my grade school days. It was of the entire church, packed with all the kids from the school and parishioners. It was taken from the church balcony and I did not even remember having it. What the occasion was I do not know. But it did trigger my memory function... (www.catholic365.com)

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Gathered In Ts Sacred Place

So often we hear the expression, no matter how much space I have in my home, they always gather in the kitchen. I'm sure everyone has that special place where relationship magic takes place. Our general area is our country kitchen, but more specifically this old table.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Eight Things to Love About the Catholic Church -- Part VI: The Sacraments of Service

In my last article we looked at five of the seven sacraments of the Church. This week I shall explain about the two great sacraments of ministry: Holy Orders and Holy Matrimony.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The more you pray, the less you'll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You'll feel more patient and less pressured.

In many instances during his public ministry, the Gospels tell us that Jesus went off to a quiet place to pray, to commune with his heavenly Father. At the night before his arrest, trial, condemnation and death on the cross, "filled with anguish and distress," Jesus prayed to his Father at Gethseman... (www.catholic365.com)

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Thy Will Be Done

The Church recently celebrated the Feast of the Solemnity of Mary, the mother of Christ. It focuses on her "yes", her trust, and her faithfulness. I was stuck on the words, Thy will be done.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Finding Purpose and Setting the World on Fire...

St. Catherine of Siena once said, "If you are who God meant you to be, you will set the world on fire." For many of us, trying to figure out who we are meant to be can take a lifetime; a lifelong search for purpose.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Only Love brings Peace

Only love brings peace. Only love between each person, through loving each neighbour, is the way to bring peace to the world.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The New Berlin Wall

Berlin is facing its most serious threat since the rise of the Berlin Wall in 1961: the division of society by an invisible wall built with the bricks of "religious fundamentalism" and "cultural segregation." That is, by the existence of an Islamic parallel society, run by its own rules and manners.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Daniel Rudd; Born into Slavery, He Became One of the Great Black Catholics in American HistoryCatholic

Daniel Rudd was born on August 7, 1854 and was one of twelve children. His dad was a slave on the Rudd estate close to Bardstown, Kentucky and his mom was a slave on the Hayden plantation in Bardstown.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Eight Things to Love About the Catholic Church -- Part V: The Sacraments of Initiation and the Sacraments of Healing

Seven sacraments—seven great gifts of love from God to his Holy Church. Anyone aged 50 and over can easily recall from their Baltimore Catechism: “A sacrament is an outward sign instituted by Christ to impart grace”.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Let God have your life; He can do more with it than you can.

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. In our society there is a great need for clarity about the meaning and purpose of authority.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Soldiers for Christ Leave No Soul Behind

Military discipline, that which aids soldiers in protecting their country, demands a dogged dedication to developing their strength in the service of others.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Meryl, The Mountain, and The Image of God

At the recent Golden Globes, Meryl Streep spoke to a very receptive audience about the need for kindness and civility in those who hold high, visible office. While she never named him, she was obviously referring to President-Elect Donald Trump.... (www.catholic365.com)

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What To Do When It's Hard to Forgive

Among the many teachings that Our Lord imparted to His followers during the Sermon on the Mount, one of the most famous - and challenging - is the teaching about loving one’s enemies.... (www.catholic365.com)

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On Praying ad Orientem: Are the Reasons For Facing the East During the Mass "Rubbish"?

On a popular, ever hilarious Catholic page devoted to memes, a new meme was posted regarding the ad orientem kerfuffle that's been going on since Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Robert Cardinal Sarah, addressed a liturgical conference earlier this... (www.catholic365.com)

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Eight Things to Love About The Catholic Church -- Part IV: The Role of the Saints

Having the family background that I do (I am the only one in my family of origin that is still Catholic—everyone else now worships at the local Assembly of God) I have been asked, “Why do Catholics pray to and worship saints?” I have been told that it is idolatry and it takes away from Jesus’ role a... (www.catholic365.com)

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