Articles in 'Prayers & Devotionals'
It's Not Too Early to Start Thinking About Lent!
It's Not Too Early to Start Thinking About Lent!
By AnneMarie Miller
This year, Lent begins on February 10. For many of us, that date is not even close to the front of our minds. Between now and then, several other liturgical events—as well as events in our own lives—take a high priority. So, it is easy to let the coming of Lent slip by the wayside. In my own life, I have experienced this several times.
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How I came to know about the Divine Mercy Devotion...with twists and turns...
How I came to know about the Divine Mercy Devotion...with twists and turns...
By Bobbie Ann Taylor
Here’s how those two Scripture verses played out in my life with regard to the Divine Mercy Devotion. I share this series of “twist and turn” experiences so that if you are facing “tough times,” you may have hope that inasmuch as God always is faithful to His promises, in the end, if you cooperate with His Grace, things will be more than okay!
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Why Prayers to the Queen Are the Will of God
Why Prayers to the Queen Are the Will of God
By Olivia Swyden
If you're a stay-at-home parent, you know how much can happen from the time you and the kids wake up, until the time (Praise the Lord) your kids go down for a nap, if you're still being graced with one of those glorious break times. By the time I come around to relaxing and praying a rosary, I find myself completely exhausted on all aspects , especially spiritually.
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God Love You
God Love You
By Robert Trausch
With much excitement and anticipation, I present to you this introductory blog posting. The title above includes words from the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (The Relevance of God). Before starting this, I envisioned what my first word should be and decided on God. I can’t go wrong by choosing God!
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Who Am I to Judge?, God's Disciple, That's Who
Who Am I to Judge?, God's Disciple, That's Who
By Lorrie McNickle
I am so tired of hearing people make statements such as “Who am I to judge?” or questioning someone on their judgement of another. I do agree that only God can judge our hearts as individuals, and he surely will upon our deaths. This is called the “Particular Judgement”.
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The View From the Back
The View From the Back
By Sandy Schading
I’ve been sitting in the front pews all my life. I love being close to the altar and the action of the Mass. I sat in the front as a child with my parents. I sat in the front as a parent so my sons could see what was going on. I sat in the front with my primary students throughout the many decades I taught at a Catholic school.
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Thank you for being you
Thank you for being you
By David Torkington
Instead of ‘Christmas crackers’, the parish priest had bought ‘Christian crackers’ for the parish party. So instead of wearing paper hats, everyone wore paper halos instead and received miniature plastic saints, and instead of side-splitting jokes, they had to meditate on mind-bending religious epigrams.
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See something (good); say something (good); watch what happens!
See something (good); say something (good); watch what happens!
By Bobbie Ann Taylor
These are serious times. As law enforcement reminds us: we need to be vigilant: see something untoward, say something—immediately! …Without minimizing that security imperative, nevertheless, there is a variation of that imperative that works in the living of our lives of Faith.
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Doing God's work
Doing God's work
By Catherine Garrett
It's a very lofty goal to accomplish all in this life God has in mind for us. I can't even make a list of all the things God wants for us here on earth. There are too many places to start and too many paths to cover! But how do we know when we're doing what God has in mind for us? God's mind is so vastly different from our own and we all know,
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Gone Fishing
Gone Fishing
By John C Prejean Sr.
One of my favorite things to do that I don’t get to do much at all anymore is fishing. There is just something about being out at a lake, pond or river and casting my line out and waiting to see what happens. The anticipation of watching my line or bobber and waiting for that right moment to set the hook and reel it in.
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Debate: Is Purgatory Scriptural? Part 3 Closing Arguments
Debate: Is Purgatory Scriptural? Part 3 Closing Arguments
By Kevin Noles
This is Part 3 of a debate between Jim Drickamer and myself on the topic of purgatory.
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Christmas Wish
Christmas Wish
By Elizabeth Tichvon
This past Christmas my only desire was to see the face of Jesus. Firm in my faith, I boldly asked for this unheard of gift. I knew that with God all things are possible and that He would find a way.
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Debate: Is Purgatory Scriptural? Part 2 Rebuttals
Debate: Is Purgatory Scriptural? Part 2 Rebuttals
By Kevin Noles
This is Part 2 of a debate between Jim Drickamer and myself on the topic of purgatory.
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First Beginnings
First Beginnings
By David Torkington
My first recollections of prayer were of kneeling at my bedside repeating the same set of petitions night after night. God bless Mummy and Daddy, my brothers, and all my aunts and uncles who were mentioned by name. It was only after my cousins were prayed for in order of age that my turn came.
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The Justification of Abraham
The Justification of Abraham
By De Maria
I want to walk you through Abraham’s justification in order to illustrate the difference between the Catholic Doctrine of justification by faith and works through the Sacraments and the Protestant doctrine of a one time proclamation of faith.
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That's Mine - I Licked It
That's Mine - I Licked It
By Jen Schlameuss-Perry
If you come from a large family, or have untrustworthy friends when it comes to the security of your food, you may at some point, have licked your food before walking away from it—you know, to make sure that no one would take it. If you haven’t done that, you’ve probably at least once in your life, used a sharpie to mark your plastic cup at a party,
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Why Do Some People Hate God? Because God Has Rules.
Why Do Some People Hate God? Because God Has Rules.
By Larry Peterson
How did this principle of ethics and morality based on the Ten Commandments and Natural Law somehow become a pariah to so many? Why would anyone want to remove the words, "under God", from the Pledge of Allegiance or the name of God from our coins or government buildings? What has happened in America?
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