T.R.U.T.H.
Posted by Lynn Wehner in Faith on Monday, December 06, 2010
I was walking along in my neighborhood, unsettled, but doing some of my best thinking and praying of the chaotic day. Then it came to me: I was unsettled because I was in a search for Truth.
“Lord, where can I find Truth?” You know, the Truth that combats the relativism of our crazy world. The Truth that cuts through the junk and helps it all make sense. The Truth that gives me the courage to peek... READ MORE
Silence In Hyde Park
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Not to belabor the point, but Pope Benedict XVI really won the people of the United Kingdom over.
Here’s an incredible story about that.
Read it if you need some cheering up.
I bring this up again, though, because it highlights one of the most astonishing moments of the trip, more powerful, perhaps, than his many beautiful and pitch-perfect addresses.
That was the moment of exposition of the Blessed... READ MORE
What's So Great About The Assumption?
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Tuesday, August 17, 2010
I made an apologetics blunder this weekend.
My daughter and I were in New York on a “girls’ weekend out” trip and staying with a beloved aunt who is not a believer.
Usually when we’re in town we go to Mass in her neighborhood, but for the Assumption, we wanted to do something special and went to St. Patrick’s cathedral.
My aunt had never heard of the Assumption and wanted to know what it was. Like... READ MORE
Those Complicated Catholics
Posted by AGroup in Faith on Thursday, June 10, 2010
Q: Please explain Plenary Indulgences. If one confession fulfills the requirement of plenary indulgences 8 days before and 8 days after, it seems to me that if someone went to Communion everyday, prayed for the intentions of the Holy Father everyday and prayed the rosary before the Blessed Sacrament everyday, that she could release 17 souls from purgatory in 17 days. Is that right?
A: Last time we explored, briefly, the reality of purgatory,... READ MORE
Making Sense of Purgatory and Indulgences
Posted by AGroup in Faith on Thursday, June 03, 2010
Q: Please explain Plenary Indulgences. If one confession fulfills the requirement of plenary indulgences 8 days before and 8 days after, it seems to me that if someone went to Communion everyday, prayed for the intentions of the Holy Father everyday and prayed the rosary before the Blessed Sacrament everyday, that she could release 17 souls from purgatory in 17 days. Is that right?
A: You are basically... READ MORE
This Domestic Church
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, September 17, 2009
One recent afternoon, Henry was walking around the house with a toxic diaper. Wherever he went, he tortured whatever brother was in his path.
Finally, enough time had gone by.
“Henry smells horrible,” I declared, “Let’s get him a clean diaper.”
“Mom,” swooned seven-year-old Augie, “you are a saint.”
Thank you, my son. Thank you for noticing.
The Paradox of Perfection
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Monday, September 14, 2009
I have a problem with perfectionism.
If I read an inspiring thought, but the sentence communicating it has a glaring error in it, it will be nearly impossible for me to focus on the thought rather than on the error.
Having high standards can be useful. It gets things done. It gets things done well. But obsession with perfection can be a liability. It can cause me to miss the forest because I’m... READ MORE
O Mary, Queen of Heaven
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Saturday, August 22, 2009
Today we celebrate the Queenship of Mary:
Father, you have given us the mother of your Son to be our queen and mother. With the support of her prayers may we come to share the glory of your children in the kingdom of heaven. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Celebrate Mary’s Birthday!
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Monday, September 08, 2008
Today’s feast, the Nativity of Mary, has gained a lot of meaning for me since I became a mother myself. I’ve gone through one birth and am anticipating another in about five months, so birth days in general have become a lot more significant to me.
There is nothing in the Bible about the Blessed Virgin’s parents, and the little we know about them is from the apocrypha, writings not included in the... READ MORE
Pearl of Great Price
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Sunday, July 27, 2008
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
—Matthew 13:45-46
Lord, give us grace to know the value of heaven and to willingly sacrifice to attain it.
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