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Fr. Bob Hilz, TOR

Friar’s Corner: Praise and exalt Christ our King

Luke 19:28-40; Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Philippians 2:6-1; Luke 22:1-49 We are finishing our Lenten journey. Now we enter the saddest six days of our church year. Meditating on these events in Christ’s life, meditating on his suffering, death and burial, can make us very sad and depressed. I watched “The Passion of...

CWG: Writers, Journal Your Faith Story, part 1

Part 1 – Always be ready to evangelize Featured on CatholicWritersGuild.com Writers keep a journal to capture inspirations, observations, story ideas, helpful quotes and random musings. These all relate to our writing vocation, which urges us to express ourselves in writing. Christians have a higher calling. We are anointed at Baptism to become evangelists. How fortunate are Catholic...

Got Joy?

Got Joy? Latest posts 11-23-18

  Thanksgiving Blessings: Edelweiss and the Doxology Our family tradition for Thanksgiving grace is sung to the tune of  “Edelweiss” from the Sound of Music. The Von Trapp family at the festival performed the forbidden national anthem, Edelweiss, as they prepared to escape the country. Our family sings the Edelweiss blessing at Thanksgiving. https://joyalive.net/thanksgiving-blessings-eidelweissdoxology//11/the-surprising-holy-spirit.html/  ...

Make room for God

Part 8 in the Journaling toward God series In Part 7, you found that your faith biography includes memorializing God-moments of conversion, renewal, and healing when you felt close to God. You can place yourself in an environment to experience more God-moments and receive the full blessings and graces God wants for you by determining...

The Six Lessons of 9-11

After 17 years, I still keep a poster on the wall of my office advertising the National Book Festival, which my husband and I attended on September 8, 2001. All kinds of booths and entertainment venues filled the National Mall in Washington, DC. The neighboring public buildings hosted educational and informational presentations. Authors signed their...