Faith & Spirituality – Page 17

His Eyes Are Like Doves Upon Brooks of Water

Sara Grace February 26, AD2025 4 Comments

All my life I have been looking for love. I did not know what this love was. All I knew was there was a love

priest, ordination, priests, Fr. Kapaun, clergy

What Are Catholics to Do When Our Clergy Let Us Down? – Part 3

Dan Fitzpatrick February 26, AD2025 6 Comments

What are Catholics to do about pastors who are leading the faithful on the wrong path and putting souls in danger? Poorly performing or outright

What Are Catholics to Do When Our Clergy Let Us Down? – Part 2

Dan Fitzpatrick February 25, AD2025 7 Comments

Part 1 of this series focused on cowardly clerics who do not make good shepherds. There are, however, members of the clergy who are even

Waiting For It . . .

Mark Belanger February 25, AD2025 5 Comments

I first heard the phrase “slower than Christmas” when we moved back to Texas. I was 9- years-old at the time. We had lived in

What Are Catholics to Do When Our Clergy Let Us Down? – Part 1

Dan Fitzpatrick February 24, AD2025 11 Comments

Christ gave us shepherds to point us to truth and encourage us to “be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect.” Distressingly, some of our shepherds

Striving for Perfect Patience

Diana Ragsdale February 23, AD2025 1 Comment

As I was meditating on Jesus’ miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes, I felt the Holy Spirit whisper something into my heart.

Beauty and Worship

Fr. John Higgins February 22, AD2025 5 Comments

Many people think of Heaven as being an experience of floating on a cloud while playing a harp. That sounds horrible to me. I don’t

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Conscience: The Echo of God’s Voice

Dennis Dillon February 21, AD2025 13 Comments

Conscience, that still small voice within us, is the compass guiding our moral journey through life. It resonates with God’s truth and goodness, much like

How the Church Can Help Solve the Immigration Mess

Steve Smith February 18, AD2025 1 Comment

Mention our borders and immigration and a lively discussion is almost certain to ensue. Strong feelings exist about both subjects. In my opinion, in dealing

The Life of a Catholic Farmer on Whiffletree Farm

Alexandra Greeley February 15, AD2025 3 Comments

A well-known and very much-admired Catholic farmer in Northern Virginia is Jesse Straight. Owner of Whiffletree Farm in Warrenton, Virginia, Straight has embraced both his

The Hearts of Many Shall be Made Manifest

Raymond Hilbrich February 14, AD2025 4 Comments

The Presentation of Our Most Blessed Lord is often one of those rosary mysteries overlooked by many Catholics. Of course, I am sure we all

Why the Church? Because We Need Her Help

Tom Collingwood February 13, AD2025 2 Comments

Over the years I have had many discussions with so called “Nones” as to whether one really needs “a church.” And that phase “a church,”

Continual Conversion: Key to Growth in Sanctification

Dom Cingoranelli February 12, AD2025 2 Comments

Conversion–not just a one-time event, but continual–that’s what we’re all called to. Most of us may not have dramatic conversion stories such as St. Paul’s.

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A Good Reason for Large Families

Gene M. Van Son February 11, AD2025 8 Comments

One negative aspect of feminism that seems to only get lip service today is the decline in birth rates. Today, large families are not the

Open the Door to Your Soul to God

Richard Auciello February 10, AD2025 8 Comments

Have you ever heard God speaking to you? The way God is trying to speak to you might not be what you expect and it

I Came That They May Have Life to the Full

Todd Federici February 9, AD2025 1 Comment

Despite what modern thought may say, Jesus was not the “affirming” type. He was neither an optimist or a pessimist, but a realist, to borrow

Living with Depression: Finding God in the Darkness

Kenneth Cramer February 7, AD2025 10 Comments

It’s not easy to put my battle with depression into words. It’s an issue that has spanned most of my life, manifesting in childhood but

St. Bridget and the Problem of Parenting

Rory Fox February 7, AD2025 1 Comment

St. Bridget of Sweden (1303–1373) was an extremely popular medieval saint. Her visions and miracles enthralled medieval readers. However, she was also a mother of