The joy of conversion, Christian community, and the Catholic faith
Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; 1 Peter 2:4-9; John 14:1-12 One of the easiest ways to understand our Scriptures is to pray to the Holy Spirit asking him to activate the gift of understanding that we were all given at our baptism and the added gift of understanding from our Confirmation. As we read...
My reversion back to the Catholic Church was very slow and subtle with many little turning points. One that stands out in my mind happened at Passover dinner. This was before I was even dating my Jewish husband. At that time I was searching for something to believe in. I was very curious about Sufi...
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...
Isaiah 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:37-44 Last week we finished our Liturgical year, looking at and praying about the life, death, resurrection, etc. of Christ. We concluded the year with the celebration of Jesus Christ as savior and victorious ruler of our lives. Each year we “relive” the life of Jesus in one...
The Will of God – The will of God will never take you where the Spirit of God cannot work through you. CatholicMom.com: Find a Real Friend in Jesus – featured in CatholicMom.com – Nancy Ward interviews Gary Zimak who wants his readers to know: if you have a personal encounter with Christ, your life...
Exodus 17:8-13; Ps 121:1-8; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2; Luke 18:1-8 We continue to beg God for his mercy on our country with this election, the conversion of all terrorists and care for the refugees. Thank you for having responded to God’s call.” Please come Holy Spirit, and fill our minds with your Divine Light. I see...