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Featured Favorite: Trust God. He sees everything – God sees everything with loving eyes. That’s why you can trust him. “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, on your own intelligence do not rely.” (Proverbs 3:5) One author’s take on ‘The Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion’ – featured on CatholicMom.com – God inspired authors of Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion...
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, on your own intelligence do not rely,” (Proverbs 3:5). God sees everything. He sees the clerk short-changing the old man, the boy stealing the heroin, the man cheating on his wife, the girl lying to her teacher. He also sees the teenager turning in the $100 bill...
Before Pentecost, the disciples were fearful orphans subject to their whims of the moment. Sad and grieving without Jesus, they lacked self-direction and self-motivating guidance. He was their protector who promised to stay with them always. Then the mighty rushing wind of the Holy Spirit breathed into them a divine life of spiritual maturity. After...
Therefore, glorify God in your body. (1 Cor 6:20) What do you see when you look at your body? God created our bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit, sacramentals of procreation and means of holiness. They are fearfully and wonderfully made yet often desecrated by sin or used to tempt others. God meant for...
by Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB The Creator's gift to us of experiencing a taste of heaven's joy can be found in the ordinariness of our daily lives. Finding God in the simple things of life draws our attention to His nearness and helps transform our perceptions of what it is to believe and have...
Just in time for Lent, I interviewed Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB author of a beautiful book of Lenten devotions, Cultivating God’s Garden through Lent. As an Advanced Master Gardener, Margaret knows how to grow just about anything and shares her spiritual insights received while working with nature. During Lent, JoyAlive.net will feature short quotes...