Articles in 'Prayers & Devotionals'
Today Was One of Those Depression Days When It was Hard to Pray...
Today Was One of Those Depression Days When It was Hard to Pray...
By Mallory Hoffman
I even considered sleeping in and not going to Mass at 7. Depression is that way. However, God had other plans. Pixie needed to go outside, and I had to get up, go downstairs and open the door for her. So, I was up.
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Our Mother Mary
Our Mother Mary
By Kathy Wilmes
In one of the greatest gifts to Man by an intensely loving God, Our Lord Jesus uses some of His final words, painful as it was to do because by this time even breathing was difficult, to do two things; first, to request that the beloved disciple care for His Mother in her grief, and, most important, to share Our Lady with his disciple and, indeed, with all of us.
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Living a Grateful Life
Living a Grateful Life
By Mallory Hoffman
Hey, you! Yes, I mean you. Have you looked around today? The trees look beautiful. They open their branches like someone giving you a hug. Look how deep the green is on their leaves. Look at the flowers underneath the trees. The trees have so much shade, and you can rest under them. It's cooler here than anywhere else.
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Game of Faith
Game of Faith
By Shawn Roche
For the faithful Catholic, the HBO series “Game of Thrones” is more than problematic. The rampant foul language and sexual deviance is a major deterrent to what would otherwise be a marvelous series.
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Reflections On The Passion of Our Lord
Reflections On The Passion of Our Lord
By Frank J. Maduri
After praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet today at 3 o’clock, I began my normal prayer routine of meditating on the Stations of the Cross except something was different today. I think it could have been because I also did the prayers for First Friday and I was reflecting on those words when I entered into the regular practice of meditating on the path which Our Blessed Lord walked for our salvation.
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What The Oaks Teach Us
What The Oaks Teach Us
By Judy Landrieu Klein
One of my favorite places in the entire world is Pass Christian, Mississippi, where I spend several weeks each year with my extended family and young grandsons. The “Pass” has been a playground for our family for more than a quarter century, ever since my sister JoJo began dating her now-husband John, who owned a condo on the beach there years ago.
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Are you helping Planned Parenthood??
Are you helping Planned Parenthood??
By Sean Gillen
The abortion giant Planned Parenthood has a lot of political and social power given to it by the media, politicians, organizations, and even the average consumer.
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May, Mary's Month
May, Mary's Month
By Steve Reasbeck
I love the month of May. Here in the mountains of western Pennsylvania it means the snow is pretty much gone, and the weather is starting to warm up. The trees are beginning to turn green, and the birds are chirping. It’s a beautiful month... But, what I like most about it is that it is Mary’s month. That makes it really, really special.
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On The Anointing of the Sick
On The Anointing of the Sick
By Crysaly Aviles
Did you know that the “anointing of the sick” is not exclusively for those who are dying? This sacrament is also for those who are sick and need comfort during their trials concerning illness:
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Is Suffering Insufferable?
Is Suffering Insufferable?
By David R. Myers
People who question God’s existence often express their main point of contention as follows: how could an all-loving God permit suffering? And this is almost always followed by tragic examples. Wars. Famine. Cruelty. Sick crimes against defenseless people. And not only atheists and agnostics ask these questions. So do believers. Questions about suffering are very valid and very real.
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THE POWER OF RESURRECTION
THE POWER OF RESURRECTION
By Bernice Pillart Dumitru
In October of 1993 a close friend of mine died and I found myself struggling with a deep sense of grief. That had been the third death in two years. In June of 1993 my beloved brother Joe had died of colon cancer and less than two years before, in October of 1991, my loving Mother died after a struggle with Alzheimers.
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Pray to St. Paul! For Got to Turn the Hearts of Modern Day Saul
Pray to St. Paul! For Got to Turn the Hearts of Modern Day Saul
By Melanie R. Cameron
Quick pause!? Listen to this amazing Catholic Channel show by Cardinal Dolan interviewing Archbishop Jean-Clement Jeanbart
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Finding God in the storm
Finding God in the storm
By Mariel Roersma
Everywhere I have looked lately, there is something else that is bad. There are riots, murder, so much hatred, so many people hurting, disease, and death all around. There are people I know going through suffering that is beyond imaginable, and there are people in my life who just want to hurt me.
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Faith, Transubstantiation, and cream of mushroom soup
Faith, Transubstantiation, and cream of mushroom soup
By Faith-Full Writer
A priest once instructed me on what faith is, through an analogy. When I go shopping in a grocery store, if I want a can of cream of mushroom soup, I go to the soup aisle, pick out a can labeled "cream of mushroom," and head to the check out.
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The Courage to Carry the Cross
The Courage to Carry the Cross
By Chris Hazell
An incredible amount of courage is required to pick up the cross, swing it up on your shoulder and start trudging forward. It’s the hardest thing this life has to offer. When I read the Gospel, I’m always struck when I hear these words: “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.”
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You Can Do This! Three Simple Steps to Sharing Your Catholic Faith.
You Can Do This! Three Simple Steps to Sharing Your Catholic Faith.
By Gwen Evans
Marcie, a cradle Catholic, left her Catholic faith when she left home for college. But midway through second term of her sophomore year, she went on a weekend retreat. The Saturday evening adoration was the turning point in her life. While she knelt in prayer, Jesus revealed Himself to her.
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Catholic Memory
Catholic Memory
By Allison Welch
In the intimate setting of a daily Mass I heard the word and it reverberated within, piercing my soul and letting loose a gasp of gratitude: Memory. “Do this in memory of me…” Rooted in the Jewish concept of memorial as practiced at the Passover, it is a different kind of memory, the vivid recall of a past event made truly present and preserved for all eternity; a memory connecting God’s children
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