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Pope Francis and Eliminating Waste in Your Endowment or Retirement Account

A little over 1 year ago Pope Francis addressed “every person living on this planet” with his encyclical “Laudato Si”; Praise be to you, my Lord. Many refer to it as an encyclical on the environment, but it is so much more than that! The Pope explained that extreme consumerism, materialism, and pov... (www.catholic365.com)

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Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people that they don't like.

The culture that surrounds modern persons in the West presumes that each person is his or her own boss. Modern Western culture teaches children from an early age that they are not meant to serve anyone or anything. In fact, both God and mammon serve me and my needs!... (www.catholic365.com)

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Pope Saint Marcellus, Martyr

The Bishop of Rome was dead in 304. Diocletian's persecution was in full force. Meeting places were confiscated as well as some of the burial grounds. People were in fear of being caught at Mass or other services and the presbyters were in hiding when not needed.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Cinderella and Her Fiberglass Slippers

I have cold feet, and it has nothing to do with being afraid of entering into a nuptial arrangement. Heck, we jumped onto that amusement park ride some thirty years ago. No, I actually have cold feet; literally. My husband can readily testify to this brutal fact.... (www.catholic365.com)

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On To Forgiveness...

This week concluded our journey through the virtue of kindness and moved to forgiveness. For children ages five to eight the thought of not forgiving was something they could not understand. Each child was given a balloon to blow air into. They held it tight to not let any air escape.... (www.catholic365.com)

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God Makes Himself Known

I attended short lectures explaining Lectio Divina*. I read the daily Mass readings. I read the writings of the saints. I followed the steps to Lectio Divina, focused on certain words, phrases or passages and meditated on these, I paused to pray. Sadly, I got stuck on the most critical step, the 4th... (www.catholic365.com)

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Mercy: Relationship Restored

After my last Confession, the words “Relationship Restored!” popped into my head, coupled with a deep sense of peace. Truly though, isn’t that what mercy does? It restores our most treasured friendship with God.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Learn how to separate the majors and the minors. A lot of people don't do well simply because they major in minor things.

Whatever we choose as the treasure of our life, there will our heart gravitate. There will we spend the energies of our heart, mind and soul. But how does one go about choosing one’s treasure? Is this process of choosing purely random and spontaneous? Or does it come about by virtue of where we trai... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Old The New And The Flexible

I’ve always found the Gospel reading of Matthew 9: 14-17 difficult to understand. It felt as though Jesus was light years ahead of John’s disciples, and even his own for that matter. Then some thoughtful soul explained that, no, you really can’t fast in the middle of a feast. It’s rude for one th... (www.catholic365.com)

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Though the Flock is Destroyed

Part of the devil’s strategy has always been to attack those who follow Christ at their weakest and then mock us, saying something like: If you are God’s beloved, why are you suffering?... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Follow Up to "A Crisis of Faith"

In my recent article under that title I talked about the debate taking place in my mind over the last month or two concerning the implications of the traditional Catholic dogma concerning whether or not there is salvation outside the Catholic Church. For the most part it was understood by the majori... (www.catholic365.com)

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Moral Relativism: Objectively Wrong

The idea that morality, or right and wrong, is subjective has pervaded our culture. This notion that there is no universal truth has quite handily brushed aside the previously established Catholic teaching. Lead by a generation that lets its passions and emotions make its decisions, the world has ... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Fresh Look at the Good Samaritan

Tonight is Bible Sharing, so I was reviewing our topic, which is the story of the Good Samaritan. What I find as an invaluable tool in understanding scripture is Dr. John J. Pilch. He is a biblical scholar concentrating on cultural-historical background.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Faith: Praising God for All That is to Come

A priest recently told me: “Thank God for what He is doing in your life right now” without knowing anything that was happening in my life. A few days before he said this, I saw a quote: “Thank God for the blessings He is about to give you.” Then, a song spoke to me with a line: “We’ll stand grateful... (www.catholic365.com)

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Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.

How do we respond to hurts and offenses?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Jesus and the Angels!

I’ve been thinking about Jesus. I always think about Jesus, but these last couple of days I’ve been thinking about Jesus and the angels. I’m thinking about Jesus and the angels because I ran across something I wrote on Holy Week a few years ago. Before I wrote it I had been meditating on the Passion... (www.catholic365.com)

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How Many Books Are In Your Bible?

Why did the Catholic Church add extra books to the Bible? I heard they were added at the Council of Trent, is this true?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Oh, my God! Just look at the stripes sliced into your back. One by one by one by one – each one the price of my sins crisscrossed across your ravaged flesh, each oozing blood fashioned from my whoredom, my blasphemies, my pervasive rebellion against you.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Six Things Being an Aggie Catholic Taught Me...

As a Texas girl, my dream was to become a Fightin’ Texas Aggie from a very young age. I loved the aspects of comradery, as well as this unknown spirit that seemed to bind them all together. There was nothing like seeing that famed Aggie ring on someone’s hand, and seeing how it brought together two ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Pagan Worship Logical Until God Revealed Himself

The brilliant 20th century author G.K. Chesterton summarized the entire history of religion in one sentence. He wrote, “Paganism was the biggest thing in the world, and Christianity was bigger, and everything since has been comparatively small.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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