The joy of conversion, Christian community, and the Catholic faith
Welcome to Lent 2017 with Amy Welborn, author of Reconciled to God. She shares this series of inspiring excerpts from her book to help make your Lent a time of closeness with God. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. (2 Corinthians 5:20) We’ve all created something: a cake, a poem,...
The stats are in! The highest rated post on JOYAlive.net for 2017 with 462 views was From Atheist to Happy Catholic, the dramatic conversion story of Julie Davis. Congratulations, Julie! Later in the year, I interviewed Julie about her new book, Seeking Jesus. That interview was published on CatholicStand.com and CatholicMom.com. Joy Stories Everyone...
Lent: This is My Body – Amy Welborn – As I sit at the DMV, I often marvel: God loves each person here and is working in their lives—speaking, inviting, forgiving. The Promise of Lent and grace of Eastertide – Featured on CatholicWritersGuild.com – The promise of Lent continues into Eastertide: The one who began a...
Today’s Good News – published in The Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion – Good News: You can allow God to be God, living in your heart and working through you wherever you are, or you can do the sidestep dance and be miserable. Lent: You Are in Me – In You Are in Me, Amy Welborn writes, There’s really no...