Do you thank God throughout your day? For the great events and big victories? What about the small every day stuff we tend to take for granted?
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"Pray, hope, and don't worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer." - St. Padre Pio
Read moreRise Up: For God So Loved The World →
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him might not perish but might have eternal life.” ~ John 3:16
Read moreGod’s Race for Us Is the Answer →
“You were with me, but I was not with you. Created things kept me from you; yet if they had not been in you they would not have been at all.” ~ St. Augustine
Read moreMary and Her Immaculate Conception →
Truly loving Mary will never lessen our faith in God, or take attention away from Christ. Today’s video is focusing on the Catholic dogma dealing with Mary’s Immaculate Conception. It’s Mary’s preservation of soul that made it possible for Christ to be conceived in her through the Holy Spirit.
Read morePatriotism - Bishop Fulton J. Sheen →
Where are you going America? What is patriotism? Why do we see so much less of it today? Love of God, love of neighbor and love of country, without all three, they each fall away.
Read moreAnchor into Hope →
My grandmother reminded me often, “One thing we can always count on in life is change.” As a child, I never quite understood what she meant. Hearing this as an adult, it sometimes exasperated me. As much as I did not want to hear her words at times, I knew they were true. Life changes.
Read moreSpiritual Combat: Weapons for Your Arsenal →
The word of God teaches us that our life on earth is warfare and the Lord reminds us that if we have decided to follow the Lord we must be prepared for combat. The Sacrament of Confirmation strengthens the Gifts of the Holy Spirit within our souls and transforms us into “Soldiers of Christ” the King. With the “Cristero” martyrs of Mexico our battle cry must be “Viva Cristo Rey”—long live Christ the King!
The devil exists, has keen intelligence (in a perverted way), is exceedingly sly and crafty, and is constantly at work and persistent in his work (temptations). However, God, Mary, His angels and saints are far more powerful than the devil. Two extremes must be avoided with respect to the devil. These were warnings given by the Servant of God Pope Paul VI. The first extreme to avoid is to deny that the devil exists. Indeed this is one of the tactics of the devil. On the other hand, we should never give the devil too much importance. Individuals, fearful alarmists, speak more of the power of the devil than of the Omnipotence of God Himself. Let us avoid the two extremes!
Read moreThree Thoughts That Have Changed My Life →
Well, here are the three things that continually fill me with wonder and awe and are daily becoming the tripod on which I stand to view God, Life and Everything in Between…
1. The body is holy.
2. Marriage is an appetizer.
3. God is a Lover.
Knowing God’s Call →
One of the most common questions I get asked in spiritual direction is, “How do I know God’s call for me?” So often we are looking for a quick answer and magic bullet to this question. There is not a quick answer to this question, because when it comes down to it, it takes time to discern God’s call for us. It is a discovery well worth our time, though. Let’s look at a few key starting points.
Read moreThe Power of Intercessory Prayer →
In everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. ~ Philippians 4:6
Effective intercession does not depend on the holiness or maturity of the people praying. It may help, but it is no guarantee. Much more important are virtues like sincerity, humility, and persistence—virtues that we can all take up.
Read moreThe Desert of Faith →
I said to myself in my good fortune:
“I shall never be shaken.”
O Lord, your favor had set me like a mountain stronghold.
Then you hid your face, and I was put to confusion.
-Psalm 30:7-8, Revised Grail Psalter
In a matter of two sentences, the Psalmist sums up a tremendously complex part of one’s journey of faith. At one moment, we can have a sense of certainty in the Lord, a perceived state of proximity to the divine that is so real that we can say, “I shall never be shaken.” Then suddenly, everything changes. It seems as though everything that we had once felt with such certainty is wrenched away and we are left with nothing in a state of confusion.
Read moreThe Virgin Mary: The Masterpiece of God →
In this talk, Fr. Calloway unpacks the wonder, mystery and dignity of the Mother of God. God created His own mother and fashioned her to be a tender mother, a beautiful bride and a lovely daughter. Her dignity is so great that God obeys her, saints honor her and all the demons fear her!
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