The joy of conversion, Christian community, and the Catholic faith
Thank you for making 2016 an impressive year! – Thank you to authors, subscribers, prayer warriors and readers for an impressive year of 227 posts on joyalive.net and five other sites. ‘3 for 2’ Special extended to 1/31/17 – Buy 2 Catholic Moms Prayer Companions Get 1 Sharing Your Faith Story DVD free. All three...
Solemnity of Christ’s Birth. Christmas Mass during the day: Isaiah 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Hebrews 1:1-6 John 1:1-18 For those of us who have been Christian from baptism or converted later, there is a certain joy and comfort in reading the Christmas stories in the gospels, celebrating Christmas Masses and listening to all the beautiful Christmas...
Christmass in Germany, 1944 – Letter from Pfc John Cook written Christmas Eve, 1944, to his wife and daughters in Fort Worth, Texas, telling of hush of peace on the battlefield. Holiday fruits of the Spirit – Detecting holiday fruits of the Spirit helps us find a little more love, goodness, peace and joy in...
Atheists at Christmas – Don’t be trapped by your family’s expectations. Make the Spirit of Christmas your own heart-deep year-round celebration of God’s unrelenting love for you. How blogging prepares me for interviews– Featured on CatholicWritersGuild.com – Nancy writes how she uses blogging to prepare for interviews, including a recent GRN radio show on giving...
Featured on NewEvangelizers.com Jesus said to his disciples: “Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks. (Luke 12:35) Advent reminds us to stay ready to serve our Master when he comes. Do you feel ready...
Isaiah 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12 Our joy increases as we draw close to Jesus. We are like fish to water. Alleluia! In these days before Christmas, we hear a lot of Christmas carols. Many of the older ones were written from a deep Catholic European faith by church musicians...
Classic Advent: O Radiant Dawn – Featured on CatholicMom.com – Just as a radiant dawn takes our breath away, drawing us to Christ, Lisa Hendey’s booklet can be a doorway into the profound solace of a well-kept Advent. Christmas ‘3 for 2’ special – Christmas special Buy 2 Catholic Moms Prayer Companion books Get 1...