Faith & Spirituality – Page 142

Purity of Heart

Kevin Aldrich August 2, AD2017 3 Comments

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. The kingdom of God is where God’s will is fully done by us and

If You Wanna Be Happy: A Route to True Happiness

Dom Cingoranelli August 1, AD2017 5 Comments

At the end of the presentation, the webinar moderator asked me if I had any questions or comments. I replied with something to the effect

God Has A Plan: Trust His Holistic Point of View

Christine Roe July 31, AD2017 3 Comments

I once had a priest tell me, after I spent a while explaining to him all the concerns I had running through my head as

A Prophet in Our Time

Chris Brune July 30, AD2017 No Comments

It must have been tough being an Old Testament prophet. How many people could you reach? As many as could hear your voice presuming you

Why I Love Being Catholic: Part II

Cecily Lowe July 29, AD2017 2 Comments

Have you ever thought about how Catholicism began? Ask a Catholic and he’ll say his Church is the Church Christ founded. Ask a Protestant the

Determination Means Giving 110% Even When It Is Hard

Scott Nolan July 29, AD2017 1 Comment

August has always meant Football for me. And maybe it’s just me, but football makes me think about religion. I am not a sports fanatic,

Some Thoughts on the Holiness of Matrimony

Karen Reep July 28, AD2017 9 Comments

While I’m neither a theologian nor a Bible Scholar, I’ve always thought that the Bible is really very clear and straightforward in regard to both

Why I Love Being Catholic: Part I

Cecily Lowe July 28, AD2017 5 Comments

Although I have been Catholic since birth, I was dismissive about the benefits of being Catholic for most of my life. However, over the past

“Letting Go and Letting God”: Dealing with Disappointment

Alaine DeSantis July 27, AD2017 3 Comments

Recently, I experienced disappointment. Upon hearing this news, I could not help but complain and feel sorry for myself. “Why would God take away this

Fear, Trust, and Skinny-Dipping in the Platte

Anthony S. Layne July 27, AD2017 1 Comment

I have trust issues. It’s precisely this fact about me which limits my public self-revelation, and which more than anything else explains why I’m still

Looking to the Future: A Balanced Vision

Sarah Greydanus July 26, AD2017 1 Comment

What will the future be like? Our inability to answer this question with certainty has never stopped us from wondering and guessing, both about our

Are There Animals in Heaven?

Nada Mazzei July 25, AD2017 98 Comments

Losing a pet can be difficult. My neighbor recently lost her pet kitten. Her eight-year-old daughter began crying inconsolably when she learned of this loss.

deism, probability, risk, advice, lessons, choice, change, morality

From Reversion to Reversion: How a Deist Became a Theist, Part I

Alex Wolke July 24, AD2017 1 Comment

If anyone reading has ever driven down Interstate 70 from Wichita, Kansas to Denver, Colorado, then you will know how completely uninteresting the drive can

St Thomas the Apostle: A Saint For Our Times

Tom Collingwood July 24, AD2017 2 Comments

Like many, I do not always pay much attention to the many saint feast days unless it is a particular saint that has personal meaning

Being Spiritually Active in Everyday Life

Todd Nolan July 23, AD2017 3 Comments

I was pleasantly surprised by the response that my previous article, entitled The Devil Preys on Idle Souls, received from viewers. As a result, I

Eucharist, Jesus, communion, host, the Real Presence, authentic

Communion Would Be the Same as the Holy Eucharist, If It Wasn’t Completely Different

Dan Byron July 23, AD2017 15 Comments

It had been some time since the three of us, my two non-Catholic co-workers and I, had gone to coffee together. Josh and I had

Listen For the Spirit in Your Prayer

Mark C. McCann July 22, AD2017 5 Comments

It has been said that prayer is communication with God, a spiritual give and take session, a holy interchange between Lover and Beloved. Often that

Mercy Rains: The July 13th, 1917 Apparition and the Reality of Hell

Suellen Brewster July 22, AD2017 2 Comments

We have had a lot of rain here in my hometown this summer. It was a wet spring and it appears it is going to

Tristan and Isolde and the Three in One

David Torkington July 21, AD2017 7 Comments

I found myself placed next to a high powered High Court Judge at a dinner party in one of the most exclusive clubs in London.

The God Confirmation

Ray Sullivan July 20, AD2017 7 Comments

Today there are many people who claim to be atheists. Some famous ones, like Richard Dawkins and the late Christopher Hitchens, have even written books