Prayer Meetings: Evangelization in Action
Have you ever been to a prayer meeting? I went to my first prayer meeting in 1973 in a high school gym filled with hundreds of lay men…
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Evangelization Frustration
I spend many hours thinking about parish programs, how to invite people to them and how to make the programs interesting. I want to give people what they…
What If…
I am currently conducting a study of the Book of Genesis via the Douay – Rheims Holy Bible with commentary notes by Rev George Leo Haydock. I enjoy…
Enemy No More
As a young girl I marveled over the host at Mass. I knew something very special was happening, but I didn’t know what. I wondered, “How does Father…
Pray for Fr. Kevin Kayda
I would like to use my article this week to prompt some reflection and prayer. A while back I urged readers to pray for priests. I come to…
Turning Obstacles into Opportunities
I hate traffic! The other night as I was wedged in like a sardine on Interstate 94, I noticed the license plate in front of me was my…
A Lifestyle of Thanksgiving
Readings for October 13, 2013: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Leprosy is a dreadful thing anywhere, anytime. But in the ancient Near East, it was a particularly heavy…
The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
Once known as the Feast of Our Lady of Victory, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary honors a 16th century victory that prevented Europe from being…
Taking the Gospels on the Chin
It must have been tough to be a disciple of Jesus. You’re on top of the world following the Master; you get to feeling all bubbly and happy.…
Discover Hidden Houses of Prayer
If you’ve never had the opportunity to visit a men’s or women’s religious community, put it on your bucket list. Visiting a convent, monastery, or cloister to pray…