Faith & Spirituality – Page 120

Promoting the Proper Use of Social Media

Pete Socks February 7, AD2019 1 Comment

When social media platforms arrived on the scene we were all a bit confused on what to do with them. Was this a fad? As

The Grace of the Liturgy: The Joy of God’s Presence Among Us

Edward Monti February 5, AD2019 5 Comments

Introibo ad altare Dei, ad Deum qui laetificat juventutem meam. “I will go in unto the Altar of God, to God, Who giveth joy to my

Social Media’s Role in Society – Off the Shelf 110 with Shaun McAfee

Pete Socks February 4, AD2019 1 Comment

Off the Shelf 110 – Shaun McAfee In the internet age we can find ourselves getting caught up in the quick reaction sound bites that

Misery Versus Poverty

Julie Machado February 4, AD2019 2 Comments

I heard a nurse speak about her missionary work in Africa. She worked in several former Portuguese colonies, such as Cape Verde, and was telling

On Suffering – It’s Meaning And Purpose (Part I of III)

Steffani Jacobs February 3, AD2019 5 Comments

We’ve all experienced suffering in some way. It is a plight of humanity. Yet, to define suffering is not so easy because it comes in

Different Strokes for Different Folks

Deacon Greg Lambert February 1, AD2019 No Comments

There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings

Processing Through the Year with the Von Trapp Family

Pete Socks January 31, AD2019 No Comments

“How do you solve a problem like Maria? How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? How do you find the word that

love, cross, Lent, sanctity, repentance for sins, trust

The Strength of Humility and Surrender

Cecily Lowe January 31, AD2019 1 Comment

Recently, I was considering the reasons people give for rejecting religion, specifically Christianity. A pretty common refrain seems to be that most do not want

Time and Tide

Carol Monaco January 30, AD2019 No Comments

Here we are again at the start of another year. Have those resolutions gone by the wayside yet? Nowadays, the weeks and months go by

An Act of Spiritual Malfeasance Against St. John of the Cross

Father Nicholas Blackwell O. Carm. January 30, AD2019 9 Comments

As a Carmelite friar and priest in the Archdiocese of New York, I hear quite regularly the religious laments from the socially-liberated class that sees

Following in the Master Storyteller’s Footsteps

Cathy G. Knipper January 29, AD2019 No Comments

“We tell stories because our Redeemer is a Master Storyteller—and the story is the net by which we catch souls for the Kingdom.”—Mark Hart, of

Is There a Spirituality to Beer? – Off the Shelf 109 with Jared Staudt

Pete Socks January 28, AD2019 No Comments

Off the Shelf 109 – R. Jared Staudt One of the oldest drinks known to man…next to water of course..is alcohol. Brewed out of necessity

Major and Minor Addictions

Father John Catoir January 27, AD2019 1 Comment

It’s a well-known fact that minor addictions can disrupt your life, but major addictions can destroy your life. Technological Addictions People are glued to their

Battling Fear: Doing Violence to My Fallen Nature

Suellen Brewster January 27, AD2019 No Comments

The kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent are taking it by force. (Matthew 11:12) My fallen nature is anxious and fearful. Although I’m

Reconciliation Revisited

Dan Byron January 26, AD2019 2 Comments

I was born and received the early sacraments—Baptism, First Confession, and First Communion—during the papacy of Pius XII. Admittedly this was a long time ago;

Letting Jesus Reign in My Life

Allison Gingras January 25, AD2019 3 Comments

Who Has the Reins? The prayer leader invited my group to close our eyes and to imagine standing next to a horse along with Jesus.

A Sense of Terror

Jim Dougherty January 25, AD2019 No Comments

Terror Experienced in Youth I have come to realize that a sense of terror has been a hidden part of my interior life for many

Magisterium and the Upcoming Bishops’ Summit at the Vatican

Marty Dybicz January 24, AD2019 3 Comments

Summoned by Pope Francis, bishops from around the world will hold a summit at the Vatican from February 21-24, 2019. The bishops, under the leadership