God’s word says: “Store up treasures in heaven.” (Mt 6:20) “You cannot serve God and mammon.” (Mt 6:24) “Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins? Yet not one of them has escaped the notice of God… . Do…
I *WANT* That!
From Science to Salvation
Albert Einstein derived the formula E = mc² over a century ago. I love this equation…it’s easier to understand than you might guess. E is energy; m is mass (you know, stuff); and c² is the speed of light squared, which…
Good Catholic, Bad Catholic: How would YOU respond?
Scene: The vestibule of a church after Sunday noon Mass. A middle-aged woman – let’s call her the Good Catholic – approaches a like-aged woman who is leaving the church with her 15-year-old and 17-year-old sons. The latter has…
Why I Bother with Lent
Lent is, well, a pain. In recent years, it’s turned into something that I personally struggle with into something that I also have to wrench my family through. It’s a desert, alright. A big, fat, empty, pain-in-my-rear-end desert. So why do…
Sede Vacante Twitter Account
It looks like we have the newest papal interregnum ritual: the Sede Vacante @Pontifex Twitter account. We have the dismissal of the Swiss Guards, the sealing off of the Papal Apartments. The liturgies. The tears. And the Sede Vacante Twitter…
Seeking Hearts of Humility
At times I struggle to live humbly. One could assume that because I am a mother of young children whose activities keep me pulled in so many directions I can barely cook a decent meal and whose honesty rarely shies…
How to Help Others in Their Lenten Journey
For many, Lent means spiritual self-improvement through sacrifice. It’s often all about what to “give up” for Lent. But Jesus’ 40-day fast in the wilderness was not for his own sake. It was all to prepare for his ministry, a…
Lent: A Time for Prayer
When most Catholics think of Lent, fasting, meatless Fridays, and preparing for Holy Week are the first things that come to mind, but Lent is also a time for prayer – an opportunity to reconnect with our Lord. Amidst the…
Reconciliation and the Prodigal Son
Readings for March 10, 2013: Fourth Sunday of Lent “For our sakes God made him who did not know sin to be sin, so that in him we might become the very holiness of God.” (2 Cor 5:21) Some Christians…
Reading for the New Evangelization
With the pre-order release of New Evangelizers co-founder Greg Willits’s new book, The New Evangelization and You: Be Not Afraid (Servant Books), I got to wondering about how many books existed on this topic. Turns out there’s a handful, and I…