Are You Passing Up the Green Pastures of Abundant Life?
Readings for May 11, 2014: Fourth Sunday of Easter The atheist philosopher of the 19th century, Friedrich Nietzsche, once said: “if Christians want me to believe in their…
Faith Library
Category: Saints & Church Year
Walking through the Catholic calendar.
God’s Chiseling
Every saint has a different story. One never hears a saint’s story and says, “this person was exactly like saint so-and-so”. (Saint So-and-So – the patron of people…
The YES God Wants from Us
What God wants is for us to say “yes” to him and “no” to everything else. Of the millions of good things available to us, he wants us…
Spring and Easter Joy Call Us to Get Involved
Spring is here! Okay, technically it’s been here for a while, if you believe the calendar. And the seed catalogues, my favorite wish books. But the best part…
The Story That Just HAD to Be Shared
Readings for April 27, 2014: Second Sunday of Easter; Sunday of Divine Mercy The Gospels tell an incredible story. A virginal conception. Miraculous healings. Even people coming back…
Mid-Easter Evangelization
Every Easter there’s drama at my house: When, oh when, will we finally have that Easter Egg hunt? My poor children have heard the dreaded words too often…
Total Consecration to Mary: “A Challenge We’re Up For”
While Fr. Joshua Waltz prepared his homily for the All Saint’s Day Mass at St. Mary’s Central High School in Bismarck, he recalled a phone call from his…
Tenebrae: A Light in the Darkness
Anyone who does not see darkness in the world is blind. Think of the darkness in the world. Conflict and wars all over the world, with the nation’s…
Lenten Fasting and Feasting
Some think Lent is a time for fasting. I see it as a time of feasting. I come to this conclusion based on the story of the fig…
The Original Meaning of Lent
Readings for March 23, 2014: Third Sunday of Lent Lent’s a time of introspection. We read Exodus, and watch the Israelites grumbling, even after the amazing things God…