Curé of Ars: Figure of priestly holiness
Catholic Online
8/5/2009, by Archbishop Mauro Piacenza
May his love for Christ, which was the bearer of his humanity and sincere affection, be for us an encouragement to love every more deeply “our Jesus”. Dear Brothers in the Priesthood,
ROME (Catholic Online) - We are pleased to pass on this wonderful letter from his excellency, Archbishop Mauro ...
Scripture Reflection: The Bread of the Presence
Catholic Online
8/4/2009, by Sonja Corbitt
He Himself is the life-giving Bread of whom we are instructed to eat, the Bread of the Real Presence. BETHPAGE, TN (Catholic Online) - "What is it?" the Israelites asked, when it appeared on the wilderness floor, and so they named it "manna," meaning "What?" (Ex. 16:14-31). Manna was heavenly bread ...
Eucharist, the Bread of Heaven: Becoming what we Consume
Catholic Online
8/2/2009, by Deacon Keith Fournier
We have received the fullness of the gift of God, the Bread of Life, the Holy Eucharist. CHESAPEAKE, Va. (Catholic Online) – It is the 18th Sunday of the year in the Calendar of the Western Church, Year B. Our readings continue to break open up for us the miracle of God’s provision, in its ...
Living Faith: Learning to Live in 'The Now'
Catholic Online
7/31/2009, by Sonja Corbitt
To experience what is about to happen, imminent glory, she must be where Jesus is, in the eternal Now. BETHPAGE, TN (Catholic Online) - I despise it when I pray desperately for something and God seems to ignore me. I know we're supposed to smile our holy smile and accept God's perfect will with ...
Stone Soup, Angela Logan, Mortgage Cakes and the Miracle of the Loaves
Catholic Online
7/29/2009, by Deacon Keith Fournier
Whether this resourceful woman understands the degree to which she participated in the miracle of God’s provision does not matter. She did. CHESAPEAKE, Va. (Catholic Online) – I was born - and spent much of my childhood - in Dorchester, Massachusetts. During the early years, my family lived in ...
Leviathan: Influence of Satan in Our Accumulation of Debt
Catholic Online
7/28/2009, by Sonja Corbitt
The Scriptures are saying in poetic language that the ruling spirit of world government is the same serpent that has made spiritual war with God’s people. BETHPAGE, TN (Catholic Online) - From the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, to Justice Ginsburg and Euthanasia, to health care reform ...
Materialism: Grave of the Craving
Catholic Online
7/23/2009, by Sonja Corbitt
According to the Scriptures, it is people who go astray in their hearts and do not know God’s ways that follow this well-worn path. BETHPAGE, TN (Pursuing the Summit) - Let an economic downturn hit the US, and listen for the wailing and gnashing of teeth. Rebellious and refusing to be ashamed, we ...
Counting Pearls from our Problems.
Catholic Online
7/21/2009, by Marjory Erdman
I am always amazed how God weaves the Gospel message into our daily lives through nature, and life experiences. GRAND RAPIDS, MI (Catholic Online) - This year I decided to take my three children on a tubing adventure down the tranquil Stony Lake River. If you have children near the age of ten, ...
Remembering Zack: The Dragonfly Connection
Catholic Online
7/21/2009, by Marjory Erdman
Zack chose to accept the path that life gave him, even though it was not at all the life he had planned.I know I will never look at a dragonfly the same way again.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (Catholic Online) - I was privileged to know an extraordinary teen named Zack Peterson. Unmistakable was Zack’s ...
Plans Begun for Teresa of Avila's 500th Birthday
Zenit News Agency
7/20/2009
Carmelites Appoint Commission for Saint's Celebration ROME, (Zenit.org) - A commission of Discalced Carmelites is already preparing for the celebration of the 5th centenary of the birth of St. Teresa of Jesus, which will be celebrated in 2015.
The celebration for the saint, also known as St. ...
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