To Follow (or Not to Follow) Your Heart
Our hearts burn within us, especially when we are young. God did not make us emotionless robots, but creatures of intense feeling and passion. There is a reason…
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Are YOU Feeding His Sheep?
Readings for April 14, 2013: Third Sunday of Easter On many occasions I’ve heard non-Catholics object to the papacy. Often, they say something like this: “I just can’t…
Trusting God
If anyone asked you if you would trust God implicitly in all things, all the time, could you say yes? If you’re anything like me, the first words…
Who Do They Say You Are?
In the grand scheme of things have you ever taken an inventory of the way others perceive you? For a believer this is not necessarily a far-fetched idea. …
Valentines, not Resolutions
How are your New Year’s resolutions going? Feeling guilty yet? The excesses of the holidays make clear the need to evaluate many aspects of our lives and resolve…
On the Potter’s Wheel
To start with, let me be perfectly clear. I was not born a craft-y person. I could make nothing recognizable with my playdoh, and the scarves I…
Now and at the Hour of Our Death: Agony, Holy Water, Consolation
The elderly next door neighbor was in the hospital, dying, and my friend Janine had volunteered to babysit the great-grandson. “I’ve never seen anything so terrible,” the boy’s…
Having a Blessed Day
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Dianna Kennedy to the New Evangelizers blogging team! “Have a blessed day!” The housekeeper’s words echoed in my ears long after the door had…
Getting Back the Pro-Life Stick
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Krissie Allen to the New Evangelizers blogging team! Years ago my devoutly Catholic father placed “We Vote Pro-Life” bumper stickers on the back of…
Second Chances and Freedom
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Kathryn Cunningham to the New Evangelizers blogging team! The gift of freedom is the one identifiable privilege all Americans share, despite other differences. Here in…