Faith & Spirituality – Page 33

Bearing Our Burdens

Mark Belanger September 24, AD2023 6 Comments

Much to everyone’s surprise – and my own as well – when it came time to pick a patron for my reception into the Roman

Responding to the Voice of Jesus

Diana Ragsdale September 23, AD2023 6 Comments

When we hear the voice of Jesus, how do we respond? This question has two parts. We first have to hear the voice of God.

Being a Type of Monstrance

Jacqueline St. Clare September 22, AD2023 9 Comments

I was in high school at a Steubenville Youth Conference in Ohio. It came time for some Saturday night Eucharistic Adoration. In other words, Jesus,

Welcoming Wisdom as a Homeschooler

Masha Goepel September 21, AD2023 3 Comments

The leaves are turning and there’s a bit of chill in the air. The days are slowly shortening – in the early morning, when I

Pray that the “Synod on Synodality” Will Not Be a “Synod on Insanity”

Dan Fitzpatrick September 20, AD2023 5 Comments

If faithful Catholics were asked what is the most pressing issue of the day that they wish the Church hierarchy would tackle, the top answers

Three Roads to Belief

Tom Collingwood September 18, AD2023 4 Comments

As part of the Eucharistic Revival mentioned in my previous post, our Archdiocese initiated a nine-day prayer and reflection vigil to prepare our hearts for

The Wisdom of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Super-Saint

Ray Sullivan September 17, AD2023 9 Comments

St. Alphonsus Liguori (ϯ 1787) was born in Naples, Italy in 1696 and was the son of a sea captain. In addition to being a

Love of the Father

Deacon Steve Greco September 16, AD2023 4 Comments

The source of all miracles is love. All true love comes from God, for God is love. We have come to know and to believe

There is No Time Like The Present

Gabriel Garnica September 15, AD2023 6 Comments

I have always been the worrying type. Ever since I can remember, I had one eye on the past and the other eye on the

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God’s Laws are the Cure for the Evil in the World

Maurice Williams September 14, AD2023 5 Comments

After God created the angels and showed them a vision of the future Christ as God’s beloved Son made man, Lucifer refused to accept that

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It’s Still Not an Act of Love

Steve Smith September 13, AD2023 8 Comments

It’s time for a change of seasons. But instead of going from summer to autumn, it appears that it’s time to return to COVID season.

The Advantage of An Outward Focus

Dom Cingoranelli September 12, AD2023 14 Comments

Live with an outward focus, making God’s will and others’ needs the targets of your attention. God wants to use each of us for His

The Tassels of My Life

Tom Thomas September 10, AD2023 2 Comments

Some words from the Holy Bible have found themselves in our everyday vocabulary, and it is interesting to study their origins when they were first

The “Theological Time Bomb”

Joe Tevington September 7, AD2023 18 Comments

St. Pope John Paul II gave 129 addresses at general audiences from 1979 to 1984, focused on marriage, family, and human sexuality. Biographer George Weigel