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10 Amazing New Year’s Resolutions for Your Spiritual Life
Jeannie Ewing - Dec 26, 2016
I think most of us dislike New Year’s resolutions, because we know we will somehow “fail” at meeting our high expectations, and we’re usually right. Losing a certain amount of weight, working out at the gym more often, cutting out sugar, etc. are usually futile attempts at making ourselves better in some way. But what if we attached spiritual resolutions to our lives and somehow connected what we do or don’t do with a deeper meaning and purpose? ... -
How To Teach Children the True Meaning of Christmas
Sara and Justin Kraft - Dec 21, 2016
In today’s culture, especially as a parent, it is easy to concentrate on the commercial aspect of the Christmas season instead of the spiritual reason for the season. For the past three months, our four year old has been asking how soon it will be Christmas (and how soon he can open his gifts!) Here are eight ways you can focus on the true reason for the season. -
The Most Beautiful Christmas Images In the World
Charles Kaupke - Dec 20, 2016
Christ's entire life was marked with humility, and even His birth was announced first not to kings or governors, but to simple, lowly shepherds. In presenting an example of humility, Christ is teaching us the antidote to sin. Through living a life infused with humble service to God and our fellow man, we will come to know the peace of Christ, and we will be His hands and feet in bringing His “joy to the world.” The first to recognize Christ are the lowly and humble, like the... -
Be Ready for the Best Christmas Ever With These Reflections
John Kubasak - Dec 19, 2016
For weeks, we’ve heard that Jesus is coming and that we should prepare for Him. He stands at the door of our hearts every day, patiently knocking and waiting for us to open to Him (Rev 3:20). We can receive Him with every prayer and act of charity. This goes for all sacramental activities, too. The Word becomes flesh at every Mass! Jesus humbly comes to us under the guise of bread and wine. Jesus comes as the divine physician in confession, healing souls... -
How to Incorporate the Gift of Gratitude Into Your Daily Life
Anne Stricherz - Dec 14, 2016
Many years ago, I hung a homemade sign over my door that said, “Dedicate Yourselves to Gratitude.” I suppose it was my hope that I would live each day grateful for what God has given and will provide. I wanted those words—Paul’s Letter to the Colossians—to serve as a motto for my life. I also knew I needed a reminder! Catholic Relief Services tells us “Gratitude is a gift from God. It gives us a way to respond to the Creator. With it, God gives us a way to... -
Have You Heard of These Awesome Eucharistic Miracles?
W. P. Bennett - Dec 13, 2016
Eucharistic miracles take place every day on every continent. Every single Mass involves a true Eucharistic miracle in which the bread and wine is truly made the Body and Blood of Our Lord. This must always be kept in mind when discussing what many of us call Eucharistic miracles. Stories of the host turning into flesh or bleeding is simply a physical miracle that reveals the reality of the real miracle that occurs every time the priest says the words of consecration over the... -
Pray With These Advent Reflections To Be Prepared For An Amazing Christmas
John Kubasak - Dec 12, 2016
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete means “Rejoice!” The Lord of the universe became man, to save the human race—rejoice! He comes to us in all the sacraments; Jesus, the Son of God, wishes to dwell in our hearts. Rejoice! Do not be anxious or overly concerned about the things in this world (cf. Luke 12:22-31). This is especially important with Christmas coming closer: shopping lists, parties, family obligations, and more shopping... -
Here Are the 10 Oldest Images of Christ
Gillian Weyant - Dec 8, 2016
Art is an amazing way through which we may better pray and contemplate the depths of Christianity. Although there are many familiar examples of modern Christian art, looking to the very first images of Christ in art allows us to see how Christ was perceived by the early church. Understanding these oldest pictures of Jesus help us see that Christ reveals himself to his Church in a multitude of ways, which allows us to draw closer to Him in our understanding of his presence in the... -
Have you Read the Best G.K. Chesterton Quotes about Faith?
Charles Kaupke - Dec 6, 2016
The Christian faith is counterintuitive. The message of Christ, that we are to love our enemies, and to offer forgiveness instead of revenge, is impossible to comprehend by mere human standards. In fact, people literally walked away from Jesus during His lifetime because His teachings were too hard to accept. If our faith were a mere human invention, it would have died out after a generation or two, because human “wisdom” doesn’t understand it. As it is, this counterintuitive... -
Get Weekly Reflections Here for the Greatest Advent Ever
John Kubasak - Dec 5, 2016
Our culture preaches a materialist, relativist, and individualist approach to life. It’s the challenge of a lifetime to align our own heart, mind, and will with that of God; our ways are not His ways. The peace that comes from Christ can only abide in us when sin is slain. Jesus comes this Advent to wage war on sin and death! His armor is humility and complete union with the will of God. His weapon is boundless charity that drowns sin. We must take up... -
Boost Your Advent Season With These Daily Reflections
John Kubasak - Nov 28, 2016
In her great wisdom, the Church sets before us times of preparation for the two most important feasts of the year: Christmas and Easter. We should prepare for the coming of the Lord into our hearts every day, but our senses can get dulled. Great feasts catch our attention and are worthy of our celebration! The hour is now, St. Paul tells the Romans—not tomorrow. Jesus comes to us today, not in a distant time when we think we’ll be ready for Him. For any... -
Here are 10 Inspiring Thanksgiving Quotes for Catholics
Mikayla Anderson - Nov 23, 2016
Life is always full of many blessings. We are blessed with food, a roof over our head, clothes, shoes, a car, jobs, and so on. How often do we complain about these things? How often do we take the things we have in life for granted? In some parts of the world, families do not have enough food or no shelter to stay in. In some area, children have to march to a clean-ish water well instead of going to a sink. Thankfulness is key to changing the culture. When people are thankful and they let others... -
How to Prepare for the Beautiful Season of Advent
Jeannie Ewing - Nov 21, 2016
Though Advent bears the dawn of a new liturgical season every year, most of us dismiss it as a period of celebrating Christmas before Christmas arrives. We adorn our homes with Christmas lights, decorated trees, tinsel and holly, festive tunes, and the like. All the while, the intent of Advent – a season of waiting, of silent but joyful expectation – falls by the wayside or perhaps into the din of our premature festivities. The world does not like to wait, and we are not... -
Living out the Final Weeks in the Year of Mercy
John Kubasak - Nov 9, 2016
The end of the liturgical year is fast approaching, as is the end of the Year of Mercy. With the holiday season coming up, the last weeks of the Year of Mercy will fly by even faster. Special years carry great graces along with them—we need to take advantage of these opportunities! When Pope Francis decreed this liturgical year (12/8/15 through 11/20/16) to be the Year of Mercy, he called on everyone to practice the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, called confessors... -
What is the Miracle of God’s Mercy Really?
Charles Kaupke - Nov 8, 2016
Pope Francis has said that mercy is “the beating heart of the Gospel.” As we near the end of the Year of Mercy, now is an ideal time for us to step back and reflect on what mercy is. Throughout both the Old and New Testaments God is constantly displaying mercy, first to the Israelites, and then to all of humanity through Jesus. How does Scripture present mercy? What exactly is it? We can gain a clearer understanding of what mercy is through examining a series of five instances of God...
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I Was A Pilgrim In History
The book tells of the journey of the Magi from Egypt where they first witnessed a vision of the birth of the child Messiah. The story follows the Magi to their meeting with Herod and finding the Holy Family. It then follows the Holy Family’s flight to Egypt and their return trip to Nazareth. The story explores some new details of Jesus’ childhood and how His identity was kept secret. The story continues to the time of the Crucifixion of Jesus, and it ends with the Blessed Mother completing the first Stations of the Cross.
An Introduction to the Life and Writings of Cora Evans
An Introduction to the Life and Writings of Cora Evans: Wife, Mother, and Mystic is a personal journal written by one of her best friend, Christian Brother, Edward Behan. Behan shares his knowledge of Cora's life and writings, of her thoughts and insights, which unfolded over six years of inspiring friendship. This book sheds much light on Cora and her relationship with our Lord.
The Refugee from Heaven
The Refugee from Heaven recounts the life of Jesus Christ as an eyewitness, beginning with the first meeting between Jesus and Peter, on the shores of Mount Carmel Bay. With vivid detail and dialogue, this unique account breathes new life into well-known figures of the Gospels.
A Time to Laugh and a Time to Weep
NOW AVAILABLE! A Time to Laugh and A Time to Weep is a prayerful journey for healing, forgiveness, charity, kindness, and courage that traverses the highs and lows of motherhood and faith in light of Cora Evans’ writings. Travel alongside Cora Evans and Jeannie Ewing — one a woman of the early twentieth century, another a modern Catholic living in the frenzied, post-modern Information Age — and realize that truth, beauty, and wisdom exist outside of time.
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