The joy of conversion, Christian community, and the Catholic faith
On JoyAlive.net: Journaling toward God: Adding the spiritual dimension. In Part 3 of her Journaling toward God series, Nancy Ward shows how you can make any journal your spiritual journal by including God in what you write. http://bit.ly/2N3V9uX On JoyAlive.net: Rejoice! Take courage! The Lord can use whatever you are going through,...
Proverbs 9:1-6; Psalms 34:2-3, 10-15; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58 This is from my office just before our Friday, three o’clock Eucharistic Holy Hour. Several Franciscan friars sing the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and say the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for the salvation of our world. In the Blessed Sacrament, we find the...
From JoyAlive.net: Nancy Ward gives ten benefits of writing in a journal from raising our IQ to making us happier, in part two of her series Journaling toward God. From CatholicWritersGuild.com: The fellowship with other writers was astonishing and overflowed with humor over meals, breaks, hanging out at the CWG booth, walking the Trade Show floor to...
I Kings 19:4-8; Psalms 34; Ephesians 4:30–5:2; John 6:41-51 Again this week we continue reflecting on God providing us with his bread from heaven. The first reading dealt with Elijah fleeing from Jezebel’s forces that wanted to kill him. In his flight, he fell asleep under a broom tree. An angel woke him to eat...
Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalms 23:1-6; Ephesians 2:13-18; Mark 6:3-34 As we grow deeper in our relationship with Jesus, we may find this Good Shepherd image helpful and comforting. Doubleday’s Catholic Bible Dictionary, general editor, Scott Hahn, speaks about sheep herding. It was the most common profession in the ancient world. In the first book of the...
Andy LaValle calls fasting the tool to change your outlook most effectively. For him, there was no quicker, more consistent practice to bring me closer to God than fasting combined with prayer. From the Hub to the Heart, via Medjugorje Although God’s presence is everywhere, Mass is my favorite place to come into his...
Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24; Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-13; 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mark 5:21-43 As we look through the four gospel accounts, we can see a difference between Jesus performing countless healings and a very small amount of miracles. Healings can be in the physical, mental or spiritual realms. As there are many sicknesses,...
