Articles in 'Prayers & Devotionals'
With all of this chaos and suffering in our world, what can I do?  I am only one person.
With all of this chaos and suffering in our world, what can I do?  I am only one person.
By Troy Kroening
George Floyd has died tragically. COVID-19 is a worldwide pandemic killing thousands. And yet, abortion is still killing the most innocent of us, even more than COVID-19. Our world is suffering. Well, of course it is. We did not need COVID-19 or the tragic death of George Floyd to know that, but sadly that is what it has taken for us to finally realize it. Are we just too dense?!?
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The Art of Merciful Firmness
The Art of Merciful Firmness
By Katie Zalany
The world tells you to be harsh. The Bible tells you to be merciful. Which do you follow? I wrestled with this for some time. I'm a middle manager in a corporate environment and am sometimes faced with the situation of: Do I be merciful or do I be hard on this person?
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Prayer is needed!  It always has been, but we have let it slip for too long.
Prayer is needed!  It always has been, but we have let it slip for too long.
By Troy Kroening
Prayer itself is a spiritual battle. “Oh come on, a spiritual battle?” Yes. If we realize that there is a God and there is a Devil, then there is a battle. Obviously, not a physical one, though it can spill into the physical, especially in us who are spiritual and physical beings at the same time.
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Pray with your whole heart!
Pray with your whole heart!
By Troy Kroening
Do you want to move mountains? Well, you can. “Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” – [Matthew 17:20] Jesus’ disciples wondered why they could not drive a demon from a boy. He rebukes the demon and when the disciples ask why they could not, He tells t
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The Sweet Sound of Silence
The Sweet Sound of Silence
By Katie Zalany
One of the fruits of this time of COVID in my life has been the increasing comfort with silence. Noise feels noisier these days. Song, media and noise used to be a consistent way I heard God, but nowadays, I spend more time in the silence of life, listening to that whisper and enjoying His presence.
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Are you as courageous as the signers of the Declaration of Independence?
Are you as courageous as the signers of the Declaration of Independence?
By Troy Kroening
Back at the time of the Declaration of Independence, the signers became the most wanted men. The British wanted to make an example of these men. The signers knew this. John Hancock’s large signature seemed to be a taunt to the British; “come and get me”. These men had courage and lived in hope that their courage could overcome tyranny.
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How can we make it through this?
How can we make it through this?
By Troy Kroening
With this current pandemic and the chaos in our country, it seems too much for us to confront. Our lives can feel that way sometimes without a pandemic or nationwide chaos. We can feel like we are sinking in the sea. But we need to focus on what, or more specifically Who, has conquered the chaos in our lives. Just as Jesus can rebuke the winds, He can conquer the troubles in our lives too.
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The Catholic Church—Saying "NO" to a World Screaming "YES"
The Catholic Church—Saying "NO" to a World Screaming "YES"
By Larry Peterson
How did the precepts of ethics and morality, based on the Ten Commandments and the "Golden Rule", become a pariah to so many? How did these principles ever become inverted? Why have they seemingly been tossed by many into the dumpster of the outdated and irrelevant?
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"WHAT'S NEW?"
"WHAT'S NEW?"
By Elizabeth Thomas
A common greeting we hear almost everyday, and most of us probably will reply, "Nothing's new---same ole daily stuff. That is not TRUE--every moment of everyday is NEW!! And what we do with it--well, let us start by deeply realizing that every minute of every day is a GIFT!! Not to be taken for granted!
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The Unfailing Way to get out of Purgatory---Turn to Our Lady of Mount Carmel
The Unfailing Way to get out of Purgatory---Turn to Our Lady of Mount Carmel
By Larry Peterson
There is a place near where the prophet Elija lived, and it is one of the most biblical places on earth. It is 1,742 feet above sea level and hovers high over the coast of the Mediterranean. It was here where Elija prayed to God, asking Him to save Isreal from the onslaught of an ongoing drought.
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The Real Pandemic is Fear
The Real Pandemic is Fear
By Lorrie McNickle
Christ tells us to fear the one who can kill the soul, not only the one that can kill the body
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A Transformational Journey
A Transformational Journey
By Margaret LaCovara-Reveira
I will always thank God for His gift of life, and with it, the capacity to change. His Word succinctly states in 2 Corinthians 5:17 that “If any person be in Christ, they are a new creation. Old things have passed away, behold all things shall become new.” That verse has applied to my life in every extent, nevertheless there are times that I grieve in my recollection as to what and who I was
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No Peace, No Justice!
No Peace, No Justice!
By Nancy Marie Murray
The Lord is good and forgiving, offering each one of us, His beloved children, every chance to repent and turn back to Him. Yet in today’s world, so many reject His loving offer and turn to violence and anger, seeking revenge rather than peace and forgiveness. The mantra “no justice, no peace” is reversed in God’s merciful message in today’s scripture,
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What is The Christ Life That Wants to Live in You?
What is The Christ Life That Wants to Live in You?
By Katie Zalany
Someone recommended that I read Parker Palmer’s “Let Your Life Speak” again so I took it out one day and these words popped off the page: “The life I am living is not the same as the life that wants to live in me. In these moments, I sometimes catch a glimpse of my true life.
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I AM so SAD!
I AM so SAD!
By Elizabeth Thomas
And, I am not alone. What ails us Lord? Seeking God, as I cried last night, the words to a song came to my heart. "I the Lord of the sea and sky, I have heard my people cry. All who dwell in dark and sin My hand will save. I who made the stars of night I will make their darkness bright. Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send? Here I am Lord."
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A Feel Good Faith
A Feel Good Faith
By Lorrie McNickle
We must really stop it, we must really stop make superficial our Faith by sentimentalizing it. We are so addicted to our emotions and so we have become quite good in the past several decades of preferring nice, and reassuring quotes, memes and expressions in an effort "feel" better.
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We're Invited!
We're Invited!
By Carol Monaco
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest,” said the Lord [Matthew 11: 28]. What a beautiful invitation and just what we need! Have we accepted or are we skittish about getting close to Our Lord?
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