Category: Faithfulness

Favorite: Christmas in Germany, 1944

There at dawn all the shelling ceased for the first time since coming here, and an amazing, peaceful, stillness came and lasted for several minutes, with the twitter of a bird in the distance the only living sound.

Later, at sunrise, the same thing happened and lasted for almost an hour and the morning has been comparatively quiet.

The Friar's Corner

Friar’s Corner: Blessed hope

This is the next to last Sunday of Ordinary Time. Next Sunday we shall end our Church year with the wonderful Feast of Christ the King. Then we begin to look at the life of God’s Son come to earth all over again. Jesus Christ was physically here for 33 years and accomplished the salvation of the entire human race by his death and resurrection. Jesus healed thousands, collected special followers, formed a new Kingdom of God, his Church, from the Jewish community and returned to heaven. He empowered his followers, though not perfect, to continue to serve and care for God’s people. In the various sacraments of his Church, Jesus continues his life among us especially in the Mass or Eucharistic Liturgy. At every moment around the world every day, Jesus offers himself in the Eucharist. In the Lord’s Prayer, that Jesus taught us, we pray “Give us this day our Daily Bread. Thank you, Jesus.

CWG: Are you waiting with Jesus?

Featured on CatholicWritersGuild.com What are you waiting for right now? I don’t mean waiting your turn at the doctor’s office or the checkout lineor waiting to move forward in a traffic jam. I mean waiting for the next life-changing reprieve or jolt that you are powerless against. You waffle between fear and hope because you...

Got Joy?

Got Joy? Latest posts 2-22-19

Classic Favorite: Tonic Soup and Spiritual Warfare God used the Tonic Soup to teach me patience and to remind me not to give up when bombarded with negative thoughts.   Friars Corner: Blessed are those who follow Jesus Fr. Bob Hilz compares the blessings and woes listed by St. Luke, comparing them to our upside-down culture.

Featured Favorite: True North

  By Christine Roe Featured on CatholicStand.com Many today are getting lost amongst the busy consumer culture, bogged down with appearing successful and fitting in with those around them. This culture tells us that the newest and fanciest cars will make us happy. It tells us that having a multimillion-dollar home will finally bring us...