One of the things I find most spiritually refreshing to do is to go to Adoration as often as possible. Seeing Jesus hidden in the
On July 29th, 2022, I wrote my first handwritten letter to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in a blue prayer journal that my sister bought
It is true that God works in mysterious ways, which is one of the reasons why His will may not always be so clear to
I recently prayed a Saint Joseph novena concerning my future. I pray to Saint Joseph for a lot of reasons. Saint Joseph, after the Blessed
A recent Catholic Stand essay raises the issue of the fidelity of Popes and bishops. The essay brought to mind an old game show of
The Lenten season is the perfect time to listen. Listening to God in the silence and listening to others around us helps us to be
Everyone knows that if you put in the hard work, rewards will follow. This nugget of truth and wisdom originates from Sacred Scripture. “Make no
I think God gave each of us the gift of imagination so that we can visualize the angels, the saints, and the Holy Trinity we pray
There is something special about the Christmas season that gives us warmth. Could it be the warmth of the fireplace where the stockings are delicately
Trust in Jesus Jesus knows us through and through. As Catholics, He knows and forgives our past mistakes through the sacrament of Reconciliation. He leads
Saint Anthony of Padua is one of my favorite saints. He has a very special home in my heart because he has touched my soul
We live in a self-centered world. People are always looking for ways to fill up their hearts with material things as well as seeing what
I grew up in a nominally Catholic home; one in which I was forced to go to church about 49 or 50 Sundays of every
If you conduct a poll of practicing Christians and ask them what their ultimate hope is, the vast, vast majority of them would say getting
In Mark 10: 17 – 27, a disappointed rich young man walked away from Jesus when He told him what was needed to become perfect. Strangely
The silence of the Catholic critic is so often preferable to his attention. -Flannery O’Connor, The Habit of Being Too much Christian “criticism” of film
The parables of Jesus found in the four Gospels are rich in meaning and as applicable to Christian living today as they were over 2,000
