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One may not do evil so that good may result from it

“One may not do evil so that good may result from it.” (CCC 1761) Unequivocal, and yet so often contradicted by people of good will, this simple statement is a beacon of light in the darkness of our moral confusion. As Catholics, we are blessed to have such clear guidance when it comes to the thor... (www.catholic365.com)

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Be of Good Cheer and Take Courage

The season of Advent is here and Christmas is just round the corner. We all look forward to the Christmas tree, the decorations, the lights, the crib. We are busy with buying and wrapping presents, writing and posting cards. We find ourselves humming familiar carols. We dig out our reds and greens ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Kingdom of Heaven and the key of trust

Why must we become like little children to enter the kingdom of heaven? It occurred to me at Mass that each time we celebrate together, we are entering heavenly mysteries of Gods love. The love of His eternal life as a community of persons.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Advent: A Special Season

It is early December, which means we have entered a special and festive and joyful season. We are once again in the season of … Advent. Advent?! Who pays any attention to Advent anymore? Our entire American culture has been going bonkers for the Christmas season since about 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving... (www.catholic365.com)

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May It Be Done To Me

"What do you think of IVF?" We just met on an online dating site and you're going to ask me THIS??? "Um, well, I'm a Catholic, so I'm not for it... You know, embryos being murdered and all in the process, it's not natural, that whole 'respect for life' gig we got goin' on."... (www.catholic365.com)

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Something for me to eat.

It was five days before Christmas, Father Ignatius drove into the car park and was about to enter the Parish house when he noticed a man standing by the Church door. He walked up to him and the man asked: “Have you got something for me to eat?”... (www.catholic365.com)

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What Are We Waiting For?

What has God promised us except His very own Self? In Jeremiah’s time, the promise was still far off. We are much luckier. For though we are waiting for the Messiah to come again in His glory, He is already here with us now. He waits with us, and if we take His hand in prayer, all things become ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Taylor Marshall Resurrects Saint George and the Dragon

Like many other Catholic mothers, the stories of the saints I tell my young children often seem more like fairy tales than biographies. Saint George is a case in point. We love the prayer to “glorious St George” asking him to “defend the happiness” of our homes from those who “conspire to destroy”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Hanging By My Fingernails

I have said “yes” to God hundreds, maybe thousands of times, Each time going deeper, Deeper into surrender, Deeper into trust.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Birth of Something Greater

We begin the season of Advent. This is always a hectic time of preparation. In fact, it is so hectic that we often forget what we are preparing for. If we are not careful we neglect the joy and jump strait into the frenzy of mindless business. If one is Christian, then there might be a reminder of t... (www.catholic365.com)

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Seven Tips for Creating a Prayer Habit

It is really easy to feel like we have no time or that we are JUST THAT BUSY. However, the truth is that most people do not naturally use time wisely. Last April after reading Holly Pierlot's book A Mother's Rule of Life: How to Bring Order to Your Home and Peace to Your Soul, I bought her companion... (www.catholic365.com)

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Right where I'm supposed to be!

"Can I help you with that?" asked a friendly older gentlemen. I normally say "no" when strangers ask to help me, as I like to carry on the pretense that I've got it all together! However, on this ridiculously windy day, I wasn't going to say "no".... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Church and the University, A Common Goal?

As a campus minister called to work in an academic environment, I find great solace in the fact that I can make reference to the great thinkers of the Catholic tradition and beyond, as a way to help students be challenged to understand deep and important realities of Church teaching and doctrine tha... (www.catholic365.com)

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My Comfort Zone

It was a Sunday afternoon, the skies were gray with snow falling and the Alberta Clipper slowly nipping our region. While watching a football game in the living room, my spouse entered and kindly reminded me that Joy’s father passed away, and the funeral is in ten minutes. Still wearing my Sunday b... (www.catholic365.com)

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Is Christ My King?

“Jesus is the Lord of my life.” That was a common statement in the evangelical Christian church I attended 25 years ago, before I returned to the Catholic Church in 1988. Meditating on the Feast of Christ the King, I wondered why Catholics don’t use that kind of language more often when we describe ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Is Suicide Murder?

I'm fortunate that suicide has only touched my life a handful of times. When a colleague suffocated herself, I found that it helped in sorting out my thoughts and feelings on the matter to write a short story to explore the issue. Admittedly, those thoughts and feelings can be a little overwhelming... (www.catholic365.com)

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Weary Souls Rejoice!

Wherever we turn these days, Christmas music plays, and for some of us this year, the words to the traditional carols we’ve come to know by heart have suddenly taken on new meaning. Old, familiar jingles about Christ’s birth now seem to resound with significance, bursting with the presence of His Go... (www.catholic365.com)

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On Praying to Mary

What do you say to others when they ask you why you pray to Mary? My personal response: She’s real. She intercedes, she listens, she comforts me.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Atheist Billboard Is Myth-Guided

The American Atheists organization sponsors billboards every Christmas season. One of their favorite billboards depicts a Nativity scene, with the silhouettes of Mary and Joseph kneeling in prayer next to the manger which holds the baby Jesus. A bright star shines overhead. And off to the side, thre... (www.catholic365.com)

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Abandoned Souls of Purgatory

Who are the abandoned souls of Purgatory? The abandoned souls are those who, for whatever reason, have no one to pray for them. Imagine this, you are ill, and you are in a place where no one knows you, where there is no one who speaks your language.... (www.catholic365.com)

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