According to a new survey conducted in the UK, a quarter of those claiming to be atheist or agnostic admit that they pray during times of personal crisis or tragedy.
Monthly Archives: January 2018
Raise Your Heart
January 15
“Do not distress yourself about your prayers. It is not always necessary to employ words, even inwardly, it is enough to raise your heart and let it rest on our Lord, to look lovingly up toward this divine Lover of our souls for between lovers the eyes speak more eloquently than the tongue.”
-St. Francis De Sales Read the rest…
Are You Ready to Set the World on Fire?
“If you are what you should be, then you will set the world on fire.” St. Catherine of Siena
Meditating on Our Lord’s Crucifixion
January 14
“To pray well you must think of Jesus on the cross. Surely you can see how impossible it is to be distracted when you see your Brother crucified?”
-St. Andre of Montreal Read the rest…
How to Pray?
January 13
“How to pray? This is a simple matter. I would say: Pray any way you like, so long as you do pray.”
-St. Pope John Paul the Great Read the rest…
RISE: A New 30-Day Challenge for Catholic Men
A new 30-day program aimed at helping men to discover their vocation as sons of God is kicking off on January 15.
Did You Know the First Feminists Were Christian?
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Isn’t it ironic that because of the Women’s March that took place in January of 2017, a march that deliberately excluded Christian women who embraced a life-affirming vision of women’s equality, the word “feminism” became the most looked-up word in the dictionary for 2017. Obviously, the organizers of the March had no idea that the very concept of feminism began with Jesus Christ.
Prayer
January 12
“Prayer is both a gift of grace and a determined response on our part. It always presupposes effort.”
-Catechism of the Catholic Church, #2725 Read the rest…
Fed up with Medicine
T writes: “After many years of a plethora of illnesses I have decided to become an advocate for my own health. I put my trust in God and recognize that doctors were given their vocations by God. I now use complimentary medicine in conjunction with my doctors. According to this site everything is New Age and should be avoided at all cost. I have had some good results from sources other than AMA approved methods . . . .
CDC: Fewer Teens Having Sex
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found a significant decline in the number of teens who say they’ve ever had sex, especially among African American and Hispanic youth.
