Daily Reading: Blessed they who dwell in your house!
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass Today’s readings at Holy Mass are about dwelling with God. The prophet Jeremiah tells us in the first reading what is required to remain in God’s presence. 1. Following the truth 2. Faithfulness to God 3. Conversion of heart – to love our neighbor. The psalm tells us that…
Read MoreDaily Reading: Blessed Are Your Eyes
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass In today’s first reading for the Holy Mass, God speaks through the prophet Jeremiah to accuse the Hebrew people of violating the Covenant. God had brought them into the “Garden land” – notice how God’s description of the Promised Land echoes the Garden of Eden. But the Hebrew people…
Read MoreDaily Reading: You Will Arise and Have Mercy
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass In today’s first reading from Isaiah, the Hebrew people cry out to God in the midst of His judgment against them. They are in exile due to their stubborn sinfulness. Since they chose time and time again to divide their love for God with the pagan gods, God abandoned…
Read MoreLean Into Peace
The world is uncertain. Jobs are not secure. Marriages crumble. Neighborhoods aren’t safe. We may be tempted to crawl under a rock. An artist painted a picture of raging ocean waves crashing on a craggy and rocky coastline. The ocean spray flew into the sky. The waves churned, and storm clouds filled the sky. But,…
Read MoreStop Trying to Make Church Fun – It’s About Something Much More Important
Brian Holdsworth, YouTube Click here to see the original post on churchpop.com Brian Holdsworth seems to me to be a voice for the Millennial Generation and for Generation Z. In fact, his description of himself on Youtube as “a creative professional and struggling thinker making videos on topics that I find interesting,” seems to fit…
Read MorePope says family is where people learn communication
Luisana Puocci and Elise Natale, 10, attend an Oct. 4 prayer vigil led by Pope Francis for the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. The pope called for “sincere, open and fraternal” debate during the two-week long synod, which opens Oct. […] Click here to read the…
Read MoreChristian women in the U.S. are more religious than their male counterparts
A woman prays at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) In many parts of the world, women – especially Christian women – are more religious than men. In the United States, where seven-in-ten adults are Christian, this religion gender gap is actually […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreWhat is Risk
We begin our look at overcoming spiritual mediocrity by examining what it means to take a risk. People tend to automatically see risk as a bad thing. It’s seen as a chance of loss or peril. But there’s more to risk than meets the eye!
Read MoreGenerosity Starts with the Heart
Gift giving doesn’t have to be about materialism. True gift giving starts with a desire to express love.
Read MoreFirst Sunday of Advent: The Week of Hope
Did you know that every week of Advent has a theme associated with it? The theme of the first week of Advent is hope. To fully enter into this week of Advent, we really need a better understanding of hope as defined by Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition. What Hope Is Not Perhaps because we…
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