The joy of conversion, Christian community, and the Catholic faith
by Tima Borges Our conversion story starts 10 years into our marriage. While Dave and I were both raised in Catholic families, we had a vague understanding of what it meant to be Catholic. We attended Mass on most Sundays, prayed occasionally, mostly in time of struggle and went to confession once or twice a...
Among Women podcast features #SharingYOURFaithStory – Among Women podcast offers tips for #SharingYOURFaithStory to be a better witness in Year of Mercy God Knows by Minnie Louise Haskins – I said to the man at the gate of the year: Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown. CMom: Smile, and...
Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; Ps 128:1-5 Colossians 3:12-21 Luke 2:22-40 This week, within the eight days after Christmas, we celebrate the feast of the Holy Family. Thinking about this holy family is especially vital today, when the family is so much under attack by the "dark-side forces" in our world. We need to be clear about...
A short story of Joy – Deanna learns from 8-year-old Cameron the importance of allowing children to make little sacrifices and experience the joy of sharing. Seven ways to love God by praising him – Seven ways to love God in return by praising him in hymns, songs, Scripture, spontaneous acclamations of gratitude for who God is. Friars's Corner: Cry out with...
Sharing YOUR Faith Story with others – ACTS? Baptist preacher? Samaritan woman? Sinners Prayer? Gloria Castro #Sharing YOUR Faith Story with others Pope Francis: A sharing family is a happy family – Pope Francis sites conviviality of the family sharing meals, celebrations, the Eucharist, as basis for happy family relationships. The Bible: A book for...
Featured on CatholicWritersGuild.org Adventures of Faith, Hope, and Charity: Finding Patience by Virginia Lieto has all the elements familiar to most children: families in transition, siblings, new classmates, loneliness and puppies! For children, waiting for anything seems endless! Faith Livingstone, age eight, would agree, having just moved to a new town and about to enter a...
Joy Stories: The Call of the Holy Spirit – Regina McQuiston shares her story of renewal, healing and life in the Spirit that changed her life, enabling her to witness to others and pray with them. Pope Francis: Forgiveness bolsters family against shocks of evil – Pope Francis tells families forgiveness stabilizes the family and...