Faith & Spirituality – Page 196

God of All Things

Emmanuel Joseph September 27, AD2013 12 Comments

One of the problems an ordinary human person faces while trying to accept God\’s providence is the way God gives; God gives us what we

A Letter to Isabella

Matthew Brower September 26, AD2013 3 Comments

In a few short weeks my wife Miriam and I will be welcoming our first born, Isabella. The approaching of this holy and awesome life-changing

Pharaoh\’s Daughter

Victoria Gisondi September 21, AD2013 6 Comments

In Exodus 2, the Bible points out that Moses’ parents were Levites. The tribe of Levi would be chosen to perform holy service and they would be set apart by

The Effects of Depression and the Universal Remedy

Robbe Lyn Sebesta September 16, AD2013 19 Comments

On December 8,1992, an article appeared in the science section of the New York Times under the headline \”A Rising Cost of Modernity: Depression.\” The

Religious Communities: Because They Show The Way

H. L. Duncan September 16, AD2013 6 Comments

In our rush-to-be-fed-and-entertained modern life (so we will feel pleasure as we bloat) how often are you going to read a story or be shown

Come Out of the Cave Into Reality

Melanie Jean Juneau September 13, AD2013 8 Comments

The worst possible fate for me would be to die and discover that I had lived an existence similar to the allegory described in Plato’s Cave. Plato

Secrets of Confession

Patti Maguire Armstrong September 11, AD2013 6 Comments

Having a parent in a nursing home means meeting new people. And so it was during a recent visit with my elderly parents in Michigan.

Leaving Galilee

Abigail C. R. Gripshover September 9, AD2013 3 Comments

In his recent commencement address, the President of Christendom College, Dr. O’Donnell, reflected that everyone has his “Galilee”, a place where he connected with God

The Parable of The Vineyard Workers: Divine Mercy in Action

Gabriel Garnica September 9, AD2013 5 Comments

One of my favorite Scripture stories is the Parable of The Vineyard Workers ( Matthew 20:1-16) wherein a landowner pays the exact same pay to

HOW TO FIND FAITH AT THE MOVIES: Seizing the Sword

John Darrouzet September 9, AD2013 6 Comments

In this series of posts HOW TO FIND FAITH AT THE MOVIES, John invites readers to take a hero’s journey in search of faith through watching movies. As

Getting On My Own Nerves

Leticia Adams September 7, AD2013 16 Comments

When I became Catholic I had a lot of questions and a lot of issues with the things that the Catholic Church teaches; I spent

Suffering? 10 Lessons We Can Learn From The Agony In The Garden

Gary Zimak September 6, AD2013 14 Comments

Over the course of our lives, it is inevitable that we will experience suffering. It is also inevitable that this suffering will cause us to

Tradition vs. Traditionalism

Anthony S. Layne September 5, AD2013 95 Comments

The Communion song this last Sunday at the 11:30 a.m. Mass was “The Servant Song”. One might say it’s one of those Gather Hymnal songs

The Ketchup Stain on my Soul

Michelle Fritz September 4, AD2013 4 Comments

Recently my son took me out to lunch. As we sat in the booth at the restaurant eating our hamburgers I looked down at my

One Sign in our Day

Bob Drury September 2, AD2013 19 Comments

In my August 5th post, I claimed that the foundation of all human knowledge is one’s own personal experience. Further I noted that no one

Pregnancy and the Catholic Father

Matthew Brower August 29, AD2013 6 Comments

Roughly six months ago, after many prayers, tears and anxious months of waiting, my wife, Miriam, and I learned with great joy that we are

Confiteor — Good For The Soul

Patrick Pierce August 24, AD2013 3 Comments

I confess. Somehow in this culture it seems like a weak little phrase. It lacks self-confidence. It suggests that you are not going to defend

Thank God It’s Friday

Gabriel Garnica August 23, AD2013 3 Comments

TGIF . . . Who has not heard that expression of weekly survival signaling weekend revival? My research indicates that the expression coalesced from the popular celebrations of the completion

Priestly Holiness

Fr. James Melnick August 22, AD2013 6 Comments

This week, we\’ve had some great role models for priests. St. John Eudes and Pope St. Pius X, both great men of holiness, men who

Should Francis Take on Birth Control? A Response

JoAnna Wahlund August 21, AD2013 83 Comments

Robert McClory recently wrote an article for the National Catholic* Reporter, opining that Pope Francis should revisit the question of the morality of birth control.

An Encounter in Front of a Cathedral

H. L. Duncan August 19, AD2013 11 Comments

I was just standing there looking into the foyer of the Cathedral to see if the door opened as a man pulled the handle. It

Division Inside and Outside the Church

Greg Yoko August 18, AD2013 7 Comments

This week’s Gospel will likely have much less understanding or “willingness to accept” as the past few weeks. I believe that it was easier to

Do We Trust More in the Power of God or the Devil?

Melanie Jean Juneau August 17, AD2013 3 Comments

As Catholics, we are often leery of personal revelation because we are afraid of the being deceived but really, do we trust more in the

Why Is Today Significant?

Autumn Jones August 12, AD2013 1 Comment

As a grad student in journalism, a number of my assignments come in the form of responding to a question, by way of an essay,