We Are All Called to Lives of Holiness
One of the hardest things that we are asked to do as Christians, is to love our enemies. For many of us those enemies can be in our family or in our community. For a lot of Americans these days, it is our government. The response that we are called to in this situation is …
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Given how Pope Francis' public interviews have been so distorted by the media, I think we really need to have an honest discussion about sin. Since "the Spirit of Vatican II" came rushing into the Church in the 1960s and 1970s with its felt banners and feel good about yourself rhetoric, there has been a …
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A couple of hours ago, Catholic Vote published an article detailing how federally contracted Catholic priests are barred from saying Mass during the government shutdown, or face jail time. Yes, you read that right. As a Catholic and a Veteran, this turned my stomach. You see, I was a Russian Linguist, which means that I …
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It is easy for me to get worked up about the evil going on in the world, or about how I fail often at being the mother and wife God wants me to be. By becoming distracted by all of the darkness, or by allowing a self-loathing dialogue to run rampant in my mind, I …
A couple of weeks ago one of my junior high students in my religious education class at church asked me an interesting question. She wanted to know if God sometimes does not give us what we want. I told her that sometimes he does not give us what we want because it is not what …
This morning I felt called to write a letter, really an email, that I have wanted to write for about 10 years. This person was on my mind recently because they are forever linked to my 9-11 relief work days and September can sometimes remind me of him. I don't mean in a longing or …
Enter into the Church and wash away your sins. For here there is a hospital and not a court of law. + St. John Chrysostom + Have you ever experienced the undeniable presence of Christ in Confession? He is always there, of course. It is not the priest who forgives our sins, but Our Lord …
Swimming the Depths 