Many today search for joy or express that they’ve lost joy in life or work. Although joy can be experienced in external circumstances, it is actually an internal disposition of the mind and heart. Joy is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit—alongside patience, kindness, generosity, love, gentleness, peace, faithfulness, and self-control. If it […]
The National Day of Prayer was held this week recognized by our President and all before him since its 1952 inception by Harry S. Truman. This Day of Prayer is a time to unite in faith and fraternity for the good of our nation and to invoke Our Lord’s continued blessings upon it. In light
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Our God is a God of second chances. With steadfast love that never ceases, and mercies new each morning (see Lamentations 3:22-23), Jesus calls us daily to conversion and repentance of our sins. How do we effectively show repentance to receive Christ’s healing mercy? By possessing contrite hearts, moved by grace in response to His
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Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN (The Eternal Word Television Network) has a three-question test to determine God’s will. Everyday life presents us with major decisions: Should I marry this person? Should I take that job? Should I make this large purchase? Mother’s three question test can help us to evaluate our decisions and see how
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“The bible is the living Word of God!” This emphatic statement, stressed over and over by a priest I know, serves to drive its message home. The bible is: “living and active”—as pertinent and relevant today as it was centuries ago (Hebrews 4:12). Throughout salvation history, the books of the bible were written by various
In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Church points to gossip in the form of calumny (false statements about someone or slander). The Church says everyone has a right to the honor and respect “of his name and reputation” (CCC, 2479). Detraction (diminishing another’s worth) and calumny destroy a person’s honor and reputation and