spiritual growth – Page 13

What Are Your Gifts?

Kevin Aldrich September 4, AD2016 1 Comment

Making the most of the gifts God has given to me. Putting them at the service of God, the Church, and society. Many Gifts, No? God

joy, dance, abandon, retreat, attitudes, life

Replace Spiritual Mediocrity with Heroic Courage

Stephanie H. To August 27, AD2016 1 Comment

Spend ten minutes watching the news, searching the Internet, or reading the paper and one is likely to become disgusted and discouraged. Our response can

Lessons from Prison Ministry

Laura DeMaria August 18, AD2016 2 Comments

One Saturday morning about a year and a half ago I attended training to volunteer at the local county jail. During the training, the deputy

Setting Men Ablaze

Ken Kniepmann August 13, AD2016 6 Comments

The world of Catholic spirituality is, in a word, immense. Contemplative, Ignatian, Dominican, Carmelite- you get the idea. Yet as I spent time looking for

Bad Moral Theologians (BMTs)

Kevin Aldrich August 4, AD2016 19 Comments

There are evil things that some people really, really want to do. There are some people who not only want to do evil things but also

Krakow in the Capital: World Youth Day Comes to Washington, DC

Laura DeMaria August 3, AD2016 1 Comment

In the past week, two million pilgrims from all over the world traveled to Krakow, Poland to celebrate World Youth Day and to remember its

Witness to Faith: Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

Nada Mazzei July 24, AD2016 No Comments

Saints come from all walks of life, from all parts of the world, from every age group, from every time period. They offer us concrete

The Children of the Promise

Ken Kniepmann July 13, AD2016 No Comments

Though I am the father of two adopted children, I have long neglected considering the topic of adoption, and how all people are the adopted

It Was a Sunday Morning When Rip Went to Sleep

H. L. Duncan July 11, AD2016 1 Comment

I looked around at the people near us. I only noticed the adults. I knew my mother, father, and my mother’s sister, but the others

5 Quick Ways to Make Your Priest’s Job Easier

Rachel Motte July 11, AD2016 1 Comment

I read a story somewhere once about a church office manager whose job was so stressful that she left to start her own law firm

wilderness, isolation, alone, balance, mountains, truth, beauty, goodness

A Generous Man

Kevin Aldrich July 4, AD2016 1 Comment

Generosity is “the virtue of giving good things to others freely and abundantly.” When people think of generosity, money often comes to mind, but generosity

Bearing One’s Cross

Ken Kniepmann June 14, AD2016 3 Comments

The question of human suffering casts a long shadow on the human experience. If you talk to people long enough, they’ll get around to telling

despair, sadness, mourn, frustration, fear

Why Is My Faith So Fragile?

H. L. Duncan June 13, AD2016 2 Comments

Why do we expect to find truth, goodness, and love, in a Judas before we know that he is a Judas? When we do not

ethics, things that last, judgmental. judging, mercy and justice, Canon Law, judge

Sam’s Justice

Kevin Aldrich June 6, AD2016 4 Comments

Justice is simply defined as giving one his or her “due.” It means rendering to people what you owe them. What do we owe others?

Wrestling with the Restless Heart

Ken Kniepmann March 22, AD2016 3 Comments

One of St. Augustine’s most oft-quoted writings, “…our hearts are restless until they can find rest in you.”, was penned after more than a decade

I Had a Dream … And It Opened My Eyes

Birgit Jones March 18, AD2016 No Comments

Currently, I am reading two books. One was given to me as a penance to be read slowly, a page or two at time. The other,

christ, jesus, crucified, crucifixion, salvation, sacrifice, gossip

The Via Crucis: Walking the Passion with Jesus, Part Two

Paul Senz March 17, AD2016 3 Comments

Today we are continuing our reflection on the Stations of the Cross (see part one here). Recalling once again that there is far too often

How the Most Holy Rosary can Kill Your Sin

Charlie Johnson March 10, AD2016 10 Comments

It is when I bring to mind the reality of my own fallenness and the shackling weight of sin that I am reminded of a secret

hymn, church music, chant, evangelization, Jazz

Hymns or Heresy?

Birgit Jones February 28, AD2016 18 Comments

This will be short and sweet. Yours truly is weary of church songs, masquerading as hymns, portraying something other than Church teaching. It’s bad enough