Editor’s Note: A warm welcome to Allison Gingras as she joins our team of New Evangelizers bloggers! Although I’m not an adventurous person, I am on a quest; while maybe not necessarily for the Holy Grail, it is for something…
A Seeking Heart: The Eyes of Your Heart
The Look
56 Then a maid, seeing him as he sat in the light and gazing at him, said, “This man also was with him.” 57 But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know him.” 58 And a little later someone else saw…
Hitting Position
We just started another great season! No, it’s not the Easter season, although that wonderful season just around the corner. I’m talking about baseball season. Excuse my enthusiasm, but I like baseball. It means I get to start coaching hitters…
How Do You Stand?
So here it is, mid-Lent. Are you having one of those “déjà vu” moments where you wake up and realize that you haven’t really been paying attention to the season? There was Ash Wednesday and then Sunday and then Sunday…and? …
Rejoice in the Lord Always
Rejoice* in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! I have always thought that this command from the letter to the Philippians is an easy one to follow. I have thought of it mostly while singing at Mass,…
Joy at the Stoplight
As I drove toward the intersection, the light turned yellow, then red. I stopped, thankful that at least I would be the first driver out of the gate after this, the longest stoplight on our route. A red pickup truck…
A Spiritual Warrior’s Arsenal
Like any athlete who hopes to master their skills and perform at their peak level on a consistent basis, the Spiritual Warrior of Christ must also develop, hone, refine, and master the warrior skills they need in the spiritual field…
Chiseling at God’s Workmanship
We are God’s workmanship. But.. when will we be done? When will we each become who we’re supposed to be? “On learning that weather erodes granite one inch every 100,000 years, sculptor Gutzon Borglum added an extra three inches to…
Thy Will Be Done
That time of year again, Lent! Some of us wait in anticipation, but I’m sure most of us shudder at the thought. It is usually when Christians recognize this as a time of suffering, of stripping away our old self…
Advice on Happiness from the Smartest Man in the World
Imagine your son tells you he wants to become a priest. Would your heart soar and your soul praise God? Would you be torn; feeling happy he wants to serve God but lamenting the loss of potential grandchildren? Or, would…