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If not now when

Once upon a time there was an elderly lady who had a bone china tea set. She had a teapot, a milk jug, a container for sugar, twelve cups and saucers and side plates for biscuits and cakes. The individually hand-made items where white in color with beautiful red roses hand-painted as decorations and... (www.catholic365.com)

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Finding Some Perspective in Personal Struggles

About a year ago, I was praying the Sorrowful Mysteries, and got to the “Crowning of the Thorns” decade. During that decade, I was hit by a ton of bricks, when I realized that my, sometimes excruciatingly painful, headaches probably still only pale in comparison to the headache Jesus had to suffer ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Soaring Like an Eagle

While driving to work last week, I saw an eagle soaring above Lake Dardanelle, and immediately the Words came to my mind—“they that wait upon the Lord, will renew their strength, they shall rise up with wings as eagles.” As I had been having a day where energy was low, and feeling like I may be de... (www.catholic365.com)

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Reclaiming True Diversity

Sometimes it's easy to say no to a movement or cause just because of some of the characteristics of its supporters. Diversity is a prime example, I think. I used to take a negative view of diversity because it struck me as propaganda, a movement hijacked by the politically correct crowd, aimed at fr... (www.catholic365.com)

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Have you ever thought about being able to travel back in time? Getting to be one of the 5,000+ that was fed the loaves and the fish. Seeing a blind man receive his sight. Or how about and sneaking into the Wedding at Cana to see the first miracle? Would you dare go to the Crucifixion? See your Savio... (www.catholic365.com)

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Grace Is Offered To U2

At Mass on the weekend of April 18/19, all three readings have a common theme: repentance and the forgiveness of sins. An interesting perspective on this theme was offered a few years ago by Bono, the lead singer of the rock band U2. He was interviewed by a secular writer,who mocked religious faith... (www.catholic365.com)

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Faith of Our Fathers: Give Me That Old Time Religion (Not)

Many people remember the past as being different than it really was, they long for a day that appeared to be much simpler or more pure. This is also true when it comes to our faith as well. There are some who are eager to take us back to a time that never really existed and to make us believe in s... (www.catholic365.com)

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How to Make the Alleluia Last

You know when you’re anticipating a great vacation or you’re really excited about graduation, and finally the day comes and you celebrate! Then life goes on and you don’t celebrate quite as much anymore. How about the long months a mother waits for her child to grow inside her womb before his/her bi... (www.catholic365.com)

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On Praying to the Saints

I pray to the saints for divine intercession. I’ve had miraculous results praying to the saints. I’ve heard criticism from being idolatrous to being unChristian for doing so. Scripture indeed declares that we are to honor God as our single source of adoration; however, praying to the saints doesn’t ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Prince Judah Ben Hur and the American General

There was one ground-breaking novel that dared to use Jesus as a character in American literature and set a precedent many would follow yet few would match, Lew Wallace’s Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. I can’t imagine that anyone who’s reading this article hasn’t seen the classic MGM 1959 movie prod... (www.catholic365.com)

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Seeking the Faith of a Child

I remember being in Catholic school as a child and hearing constantly about how everyone is supposed to strive for the faith of a child. It made me feel special at the time. I was child, and something in me was so magnificent that even grown ups strived for it. I always liked hearing those things... (www.catholic365.com)

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You Want Me to Do What?

Look Lord, my life is already too much to handle, you know I am crying for no reason out of the blue it seems--and You want me to write a book!! "Well, for just those reasons, write a book!"... (www.catholic365.com)

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The passage from My Meditation on the Gospel (The Confraternity of the Precious Blood, http://confraternitypb.org) that I read this morning was about Mark 14:37-42. When I read the line "Could you not keep watch for one hour?" I wondered about the significance of "one hour." Why one hour? Why not... (www.catholic365.com)

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Should Your Candle Get Extinguished Keep Following His Light

Passing through the narthex doors, the balance of my kids' excitement meter tipped far right as they spied the ushers with those thin, white, paper-circle sheathed candles in hand.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Scientific Conviction at 8½ Weeks - If We Choose

Simple cause and effect logic seems to elude the masses who constantly rely on their emotions and desires – more often selfish desires rather than altruistic. Although, we will rationalize and create our own altruism is most cases. As a people, our reliance on science and logic supports our personal... (www.catholic365.com)

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Screwtape Visits Connecticut

A number of years ago a rancorous debate took place in the pages of a local public forum newspaper in my area between Catholics and Evangelical Protestants. There was a lot of bitter “We’re right and you’re wrong!” claims, and a fair number of sarcastic insults.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Most Important Thing

Recently I had a conversation with a dear friend of mine. She is a Protestant and she has been burned by most of the churches she has been involved with. She and her husband have encountered numerous people in the Church that have been anything but loving; people that have been caught up in a power ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Are Good Works Automatic?

While Catholics and some non-Christians acknowledge that faith and works are necessary for salvation, some non-Catholics then believe that good works are automatic. In other words, someone with faith will in turn do good works.... (www.catholic365.com)

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AH, the Value of a Letter!

Ah, the value of a letter! No, not the A to Z alphabet letters—even though they are extremely valuable too! For without them there would be the letter. That HANDWRITTEN, folded and sealed in an addressed, stamped envelope—and delivered to your door---left in your mailbox letter. Ah the value of that... (www.catholic365.com)

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No Compromise on Abortion

As Catholics we believe in the sanctity of life - from conception to natural death, right? For the most part it is, but not always. I cannot count the times I’ve spoken to parishioners that say, “I might not agree with abortion, but I support a woman’s right to choose,” or “I think abortion is wro... (www.catholic365.com)

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