Why Can’t I Overcome My Sin?
One of the most frustrating and depressing things that many Christians experience is the problem of persistent sin. There are those of us who live sinful lives and…
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Category: Faith & Doctrine
What Catholics believe and why.
The 10 Commandments in the Modern World Part 5 – Do Not Kill
When it comes to this commandments, most people think of themselves as scot free regarding the fifth. “I never killed anyone!” And to be sure most of us…
The 10 Commandments in the Modern World Part 3 – Keep Holy the Sabbath
We Christians do not celebrate the Sabbath per se. The original Sabbath, still observed by our Jewish brothers and sisters, is Saturday, the day God rested from creation. …
Talk About Heaven
As human beings, we seem hard wired toward sharing news when it’s great news. We enthusiastically communicate with others all the time when we have really good news…
Fire Doesn’t Rest
St. Maximilian Kolbe teaches us that “(l)ove does not rest, but spreads like fire consuming everything.” (Aim Higher, 68) In a fire, one tongue may go out but…
10 Commandments in the Modern World Part 2 – DO NOT TAKE THE LORD’S NAME IN VAIN
As I wrote in an early article about the “Hallowed be Thy Name” section of the Lord’s prayer, the name of God is sacred. His name is the…
…And Then He Shall Answer Them….
“For I say, by the grace that is given me, to all that are among you, not to be more wise than it behoveth to be wise, but…
Being a Sheep: Joy, Confidence, and Life Abundant
The comfort God gives to us by giving us Jesus his Son as our Shepherd isn’t just some poetic, feel-good pasture scene that goes over well in Vacation Bible…
The Devil is in the Details. . . Literally!
I remember a time when I was at morning Mass. Just before the Our Father, the man next to me reached out to join hands. I explained…
Spiritual Combat – A Primer
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty to God unto…