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The Christian Roots of Human Dignity

In order to respect every human being in its own personality as a person with inalienable rights one needs a set of ethical values as an absolute foundation to which reference is possible when needed. This kind of absolute anthropological postulate stands contrary to the relativism in human rights t... (www.catholic365.com)

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5 ways to get out of the Sign of Peace

I’m not really going to preface this article except for the fact that a few friends and I were visiting a parish, singing at Christmas Mass, and the sign of peace was very long; so long in fact that it seemed that everyone had to shake hands with everybody in order for Mass to continue.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Contemplating Marriage?

I remember it well. I was 22, on active duty with the US Navy in a foreign country – and very lonely. I wanted to get married before I got too old and lost my opportunity to find a suitable life-mate.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Come, Bless God's Creatures Great and Small

When God's creatures are blessed and surrounded by the love of God, they absorb and reflect His love back in seemingly miraculous ways. My husband and I stumbled on this truth during the twenty years we raised nine kids and an odd assortment of farm animals and pets on a small family farm in eastern... (www.catholic365.com)

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Do You Hear Jesus Calling You?

The Gospels are all about Jesus’ to each person individually. All the Old Testament prophets Attested to the fact that God was calling His people to come back to Him, and also proclaiming the one who would call to all peoples. John the Baptist, the herald, first pointed all Israel toward the comin... (www.catholic365.com)

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Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you.

As we reflect on the birth of John the Baptist in celebrating the birth of Jesus, it may be a good time to reflect on all children. For we can say what was said about John: The hand of the Lord is with them. And because of this, we could be asking ourselves, “What, then, will these children be?”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why Christians Don't Need to Eat Kosher

Over the years, I've met a few fellow Christians who claim that we are still called by God to eat the same diet (kosher) as the Hebrew people in the Old Testament.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Christmas--Is it Really a Time for Miracles?--I Believe It Is. *

During Christmas season I believe God’s loving hand sweeps down and touches many of us with a little extra something when we might need it most. Haven’t you ever, after having something unexpected and wonderful happen, blurted out, “I can’t believe it, it’s a miracle!”... (www.catholic365.com)

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What Child is This?

How well do you know this beautiful hymn, set to an English melody from the 16th century?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Are You Saved ?

Forty years ago, when I was still a Protestant, I looked at Catholics with suspicion. Catholicism seemed like a cult that worshiped Mary and idolized statues. I pictured Catholics rattling off memorized prayers as clouds of eerie incense billowed around them, bells rang, and candles illuminated the... (www.catholic365.com)

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There are those of us Catholics who go to Mass regularly; we see it's value and the richness behind it. We understand what we are missing out on if we don't go. And then there are those who go twice a year, at Easter and at Christmas. Those people are some we encountered over the weekend. We wonder ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Mary means enlightener, because she brought forth the Light of the world.

Would you like your whole being to proclaim the greatness of the Lord? Do you want your spirit to find joy in God your savior? Do you want to leave such a loving mark on this world that later generations will call you blessed? Would you like to know God as a mighty one who does great things for you?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Sitting here thinking too much; about this day and what it means. To be honest, Christmas can be kind of depressing, too, sometimes. I spent part of the morning looking at old photos, old photos of Christmas when I was a young person. Dad had this rule that the kids should spend Christmas in their o... (www.catholic365.com)

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Mother Mathilda Beasley; "The "Idol of the Poor"

Oftentimes there is scant and/or inaccurate documentation with birth records, especially for people born into slavery. That holds true for Mathilda Beasley.... (www.catholic365.com)

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On Death and Dying

I'm going to assume that I am alone in wondering about this. Carrie Fischer died recently, and she was one of many celebrities who have died this year. People are dredging themselves in sorrow about the loss of these talented and not so talented artists claiming that 2016 has been a horrible year ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Find Christ's Joy In Your Deepest Wounds

Most people assume they will automatically feel cheerful during the Christmas season. Not only does the Church celebrate the birth of our Saviour with joy, secular society also promotes the idea that everybody is happy during this season, bombarding us with images in the media of lighthearted peopl... (www.catholic365.com)

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Divine Mercy And The Three Kings

At morning Mass, I wanted to take notes on Father’s homily but my notebook was not in my purse. Then I remembered I left it in the car. As I walked out of the church and headed to my car after Mass, the sun beckoned me. I looked up.... (www.catholic365.com)

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3 reasons why the Catholic Faith is True

Have you ever had minor doubts about your faith? If I am being honest, there have been times when I thought to myself, “How do I know that Catholicism is the true religion?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Most of the things we deem as impossible are only impossible because we've given them permission to be impossible.

How many of us have been blindsided by events we never expected – a twist on life’s path that we never saw coming, for better or for worse — and asked ourselves, in fury or despair or bewilderment, how can this be?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Holding the Eucharist

He comes to us through the hands of a priest, consecrated hands, the anointed hands of an ordained priest. Hands that have been Apostolically appointed and whom Christ himself works through in Persona Christi.... (www.catholic365.com)

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