I was teaching a Confirmation class one year, and in the back of the room sat a kid named Jake who came to class with
Christ has allowed us to become children of God. Compare the timidity and self-abnegation of Abraham’s prayer with the confidence which Christ teaches us in
Never say never. That’s what they have always said. And how true it is – both in this world and regarding Eternal Life! If you’re
Guest post by Chandra Nugraha, Singapore. How to mention your devotions to non-Catholics: I pray the Divine Office: I pray the Psalms at some points
Guest post by Brendan Malone. How will Christians respond to the brutal terror attacks which maimed and killed our brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka
Lamentations 2:2-19, Psalm 74, Matthew 8:5-17 In the first reading, the Prophet lamented with a poetic sense of beauty on Israel’s defeat. Both the North
Who am I to deserve a place inside the house of the highest King? After almost 7 years, I finally attended a praise and worship
I’ve been struggling with bouts of my depression “coming back” to haunt me and take over my life. I don’t think we ever fully recover
How can I love Jesus more deeply? This is a question I try to ask myself daily. Or if, sadly — and these things happen
So today it hit me so hard (like a tonne of bricks!) that I might be single for the rest of my life. Spouseless and
“When Christ freed us, he meant us to remain free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery… But if
Today I witnessed a true and undeniable miracle. A few blogs back I wrote about my experience while waiting to enter the baths in Lourdes,
Yesterday, I was nursing a very bad migraine which got worse as the day went by. I got off work slightly earlier than usual and
The mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Jesus with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him something. He said to her,
People usually ask me “Oh, what did you major in at university?” “Linguistics”, I reply shyly most times; for I know it’s a pretty useless
By guest writer Lauren Winter. This morning I listened to the always enlightening Bishop Barron talk about Frassati. First of all, Bishop Barron is a
By guest writer Sarah Coffey. This is a post that’s been brewing for months but I didn’t quite have the right words to say until
In a world where we tend to avoid too much silence in our lives, the latest thriller A Quiet Place seems to suggest that silence
“When he was in Bethany reclining at table in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of perfumed oil,
Italian musician Beppe Frattaroli has produced an album in Latin, Beatitudinem quaerens: “Looking for Bliss”. By turns joyful, reflective, and gloriously stirring, Beatitudinem quaerens brings
I’m one of those people who tend to attract people with problems. I’d be sitting quietly at a party, or at a church event, and
