Preparing Your Heart
Sunday Reading: The people saw the sign he had done.
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass It’s interesting that Jesus’ “multiplication of the loaves” miracle was first performed by the prophet Elijah. Interesting, but not surprising. In fact, much of what Jesus does in his earthly ministry is a fulfillment of the Old Testament signs. For Elijah, the miracle was a sign of God’s love…
Read MoreSunday Reading: Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while
Today’s Readings for the Holy Mass I love the first reading today from the prophet Jeremiah. God is tired of the Hebrew leaders who are leading His people away from Him. At the time Jeremiah proclaimed this message, those leaders were unfaithful kings and priests. In Jesus’ time they were many of the scribes and…
Read MoreWhen Everything Changes…
[wp_ticker ticker_title=”Notice” effect=”slide-h” category=”704″] “Every best gift, and every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor shadow of alteration.” – James 1: 17, Douay-Rheims Sharon has been going through a season of change in her life. There have been positive changes like the…
Read MoreThe Virtue of Prudence: Living Deliberately
So, we’ve talked about the moral virtue of prudence. We’ve seen how this virtue can help us take control of our time and move our lives forward. This is the first step in using this virtue to fulfill your human potential. How the Virtue of Prudence Helps You Fulfill Your Human Potential Prudence is a natural virtue, associated…
Read MoreFour Ways to Build Your Inner Sanctuary
First Key to Spiritual Growth: Taking Control of Your Life through the Virtue of Prudence Are You Overwhelmed by the World? When I talk to people about the obstacles they face in growing in their Catholic spirituality, one response that I get quite consistently is the problem of being distracted by the world. The world…
Read More3 Ways To Take Care of Your Mental Health
When people complain that they don’t have time to pray, what they really mean is that they can’t get beyond the stress in their lives. They are overloaded. Even when they try to pray, they struggle to clear their minds. Sometimes, the first step to establishing a habit of daily prayer is to get a…
Read MoreSilence, Solitude, and the Philosophy of Pipe Smoking
The topic of today’s video is silence, solitude, and the philosophy of pipe smoking. Everyone now acts like they have to be in a hurry all the time, but hurry is one of those things that will crush a man’s initiative, his purpose, and his zeal. We were not made with the intention that we…
Read MoreAuthor Book Reading: A God Who Questions
Grab a cup of coffee and find a seat! We have a special treat for you as author Leonard J. DeLorenzo reads the chapter, “Why do you worry about clothing?” from his book A God Who Questions. This book explores 20 questions that Jesus asks in the Gospels. Each chapter in this short but…
Read MoreThe Virtue of Prudence: Meaningful Work
Exploring how the virtue of prudence can help us live more meaningful lives has led us to examine our leisure. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the virtue of knowing what is truly good and making a plan to get it can also help us make our work more meaningful. It also shouldn’t surprise…
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!
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