Talking to God
4 I prayed to the Lord my God and made confession, saying, “O Lord, the great and terrible God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love…
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Simply Ordinary
A few days ago we had a book talk at Church. Our Priest was taken by a crime novel and the more he read it, the more he…
Is Tradition a Four Letter Word?
Readings for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 30 One of the great battle cries of the Protestant Reformation was “sola scriptura!” Many thought that the Catholic Church had…
Psalm 1
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Barbara Hosbach to the New Evangelizer’s blogging team! Happy are those who reject the advice of evil people, who do not follow the…
Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary
About a month ago a friend emailed me with an invitation to join a book club at our usual coffee spot with a group of women. I said…
This is the prayer of the saints…
Prayer is like a good meal to me. It fills a need, gives me strength for the day, and satisfies my hunger. One type of nourishment, food, fuels…
The Hair Stylist, the Mass and the Martyr
Acts 29:1-8 was the First Reading that morning, recounting the story of Paul traveling from Corinth to Ephesus. There he found disciples who became believers through the baptism…
Vulnerability
We’re all sinners. We hurt each other. We hurt each other even when we purport to love each other. In fact, it is easiest to hurt when we…
God gave me three chances
In Eve’s Apple, Marie Therese Kceif talks about her life as three chances, three careers, three marriages and three apples. “Many times in my life God has had…
The Philosophy of Laudato Si
Much has already been written about Pope Francis new encyclical. A great deal of that writing has analyzed the letter through a political lens. This is not illegitimate,…