The ancient prayer form called Lectio-Divina is a perfect way for us to enter into an ever deepening relationship with God, and the season of Advent provides us with the perfect opportunity to use it. The following six steps lead us in this beautiful method of prayer: Read the rest…
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Feast of St. Francis Xavier, Priest (1506 – 1552)
“Many, many people hereabouts are not becoming Christians
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Earlier Black Friday Doesn’t Pay Off
A record number of retailers offered an early start to the Christmas shopping season last week by opening their stores on Thanksgiving Day, but the move didn’t result in an increase in sales.
Francis: Inter-Religious Dialogue Doesn’t Mean Compromising the Faith
While addressing participants in the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Pope Francis encouraged the faithful not to put aside their own beliefs in order to dialogue with those of other faiths but to “have the courage and the patience to encounter and come towards each other as we are.”
Study: 44% Increase in Breast Cancer Among Post-Abortive Chinese Women
China’s one-child policy has not only ended the lives of millions of babies, but a new meta-analysis of Chinese studies has revealed a 44 percent increase in breast cancer among women who had at least one induced abortion.
TV Psychic Sylvia Browne Dies at Age 77
One of the world’s best known psychics, Sylvia Browne, died on November 20 at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, California, at the age of 77. The cause of death has not been released.
Advent Week One: A Time of Preparation, A Time of Prayer, Part I
The following blog is being reposted from the teaching series that I gave previously. I hope that you enjoy it!
Great events are marked by great preparation. A wedding, the coming of a new baby, graduations, special anniversaries, significant birthdays, and celebrations of all sorts are often months in the planning. Read the rest…
If You’re Not For Him, You’re Against Him
“The parting of the ways occurs right at the Child’s manger;
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En Clara Vox Redarguit
Hark, a herald voice is calling; Read the rest…
