


You are Enough: What the Women of the Bible Teach You
God made you good, and you are enough. Thanks be to God for the gift of you.”(pg. 149) Danielle Bean’s new book; You Are Enough:

General Confession Slams the Door on Satan
Are you familiar with the concept of general confession? Lent is underway—in due time, you will be able to eat your candies again, have that

A Time for Silence
“We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees,

Become a model of Catholic Character – Off the Shelf 115 with Mark McCann
Off the Shelf 115 – Mark McCann I recently stumbled upon an AWESOME four book series for men that has the potential to change men

Why We Do Not Have Faith That God Exists
I don’t have faith that God exists. To some, that may seem like a surprising, even shocking, statement. How can I be a Christian without

Hitting the Nail on the Head this Lent
As we approach Lent, we tend to think about what we’re going to do this year: give something up, take on some spiritual practice, etc.

Bipolar Disorder and Promises to Theresa
A teen diagnosis of bipolar creates quite a volatile ‘coming of age’. When young Theresa, the main character in the novel Promises to Theresa by Marianne

Managing Suffering In Your Life
People suffer—good people and bad people. When the so-called good people suffer, many of us look at the so-called bad people thriving and complain. Scripture

Grace and Perseverance
“This imaginary baptism, the immersion in purity, the elevation of my being above the filth in which I had been mired and, overnight, this sense

Why Are Dust and Ashes Proud?
“Why are dust and ashes proud? Even during life man’s body decays … a king today – tomorrow he is dead,” writes Sirach (Sirach 10:9).

This Lent Remember Your Death
You are going to die. These opening words hearkened me back seven years ago to the book that changed my life, Be A Man!: Becoming

Free Online course Being Offered by Sacred Heart Major Seminary
If you are looking to grow in your faith and discover the true beauty of the Catholicism during this Lenten season, you might want to

An Examination of Conscience for Lent
This examination of conscience is offered in time for Lent, the season of penitence that begins on Ash Wednesday, March 6th in the year of

I Am A Forgiving Person – Uh, Not So Much!
I thought I was a loving, forgiving person who didn’t judge people and just wanted to help them. I really did. It wasn’t until I

Immoderate Desires I: The Deadly Sin of Gluttony
Gluttony. It’s not a word we commonly hear or read in conversation anymore. We may merely think of it as a “fat-shaming” synonym for overeating.

Mary Leads the Way – Off the Shelf 114 with Christine Watkins
Off the Shelf 114 – Christine Watkins Conversion stories are a powerful witness to the fact that we have a loving God intent upon a

On Suffering – Preparing Us For Heaven, Part III of III
Since the Fall, mankind has had to endure suffering. And since then, we’ve tried to explain what suffering is, what it means for us, and

Were Adam and Eve Real?
Evolutionary Bottlenecks and “Darwin’s Radio”
“What you seem to be implying, however, is a hitherto undiscovered mechanism whereby the genome takes control of its own evolution, somehow sensing the right

Rethinking Lent This Year
Growing up, all I knew about Lent was that it meant giving up something. For me, that usually meant chocolate, or if I was feeling

To Have and to Hold
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hold baby Jesus in your arms? Imagine the joy Simeon felt at the Presentation in

Confession: Celebrating a Renewed Friendship with God
I recently came across a tweet from Fr. Goyo Hidalgo, Associate Pastor at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Simi Valley, California, telling us