Abundant Pardon and Peace!
By Father Peter M. J. Stravinskas
"That remains a very powerful
reason for being a part of the Catholic Church—to experience the compassion, the
forgiveness, the mercy of Almighty God."
Bargaining with God
By Father Thomas Acklin, O.S.B.
"God
doesn’t seem to want us to beg, does not seem to mind if we bargain, and seems
to want us to ask, indeed to keep asking!"
Come, Let Us Adore Him! By Pope John Paul II
"We are all
seeking an answer that will reassure us."
The Crisis of Faith
by Fr. John Hardon
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Desperate for God By Father David Poecking
"If you have ever been
desperate...that moment was probably the closest you’ve been to God"
Every-Day Beatitudes By Father Paul Hrezo
"Daily life
itself is the best illustration of the truths Jesus teaches us through the
Beatitudes."
Family Love By Father Tony Gargotta
"When there is disunity—such as when
an adult child drifts from the love of a family—there is pain, hurt, and
sadness."
Frighteningly Extravagant Mercy of God By Father David Poecking
"Jesus
warns us that God may very well forgive the people we hate the most,"
The Holy Rosary: A Prayer for All Times
by Fr. John Hardon
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Homily, Romans 9:1-5
by Fr. Bill Breslin
"Like St. Paul, is Jesus so important to us that
anyone’s “not getting it” is a source of sorrow for us?"
Homily, Romans 11: 13-15, 29-32
by Fr. Bill Breslin "Our
hope for ourselves and our loved ones is that 'the gifts and call of God are
irrevocable.' ”
How ANY Will Be Saved
by Father Ray Ryland,
Ph.D., J.D
"What
happens to those who don’t know Christ in this life?"
How Should Catholics Be Retrieved?
by Fr John Hardon, S.J.
"If the Catholic laity are to engage in this
organized effort to re-Catholicize our own family, you must learn how to
effectively retrieve those who have left the Catholic Church."
How to Believe?
by Fr. John Hardon
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How to Strengthen our Hope in God
by Fr. John Hardon
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John’s Question By
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann
"Jesus simply
invites them to look at what He was doing and draw their own conclusion." |
Joy of Forgiveness
By Father Thomas Acklin, O.S.B.
"How
much, therefore, ought I forgive others?"
Mary, Queen of Heaven
By Monsignor Charles M. Mangan
"When we invoke Mary’s intercession,
live the virtues she displayed, and consecrate ourselves to her, we esteem her
sincerely and profoundly. Then, we honor her as Christ would have us do."
The Meaning
of Prayer
by Fr. John Hardon
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Novena Prayers to Our Lady of Siluva
Prayers to the Patron of those who pray for prodigal Catholics
Our Sin and God's Mercy
By Father Ray Ryland, Ph.D., J.D.
"Justice is
what a person deserves. Mercy is what a guilty person needs."
Perseverance
By Father Roger
J. Landry
"The greatest
testimony of all is FIDELITY in the face of suffering and death."
Pray Always
By Father Michael Caridi
"We must avoid
being “fair-weather friends” who only consult God in times of urgent need."
Prayer and the Grace of God
by Fr. John Hardon SJ
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Prodigal Son By Father Ray Ryland, Ph.D., J.D.
"Our God-given free will gives us our
grandeur, but our misuse of that free will gives us our misery."
Recovering Stray Catholics
by Fr John McCloskey.
"In supernatural endeavors, we must
understand the root of the problem. Let us treat the disease, not the symptoms."
Seeing the Hound of Heaven in Romans
by Fr. Bill Breslin
"God is the Hound of Heaven chasing after us until
we finally realize how loved we are."
Should I Attend?
from
the Catholics United for Faith website
"The
Catholic Church does not explicitly prohibit Catholics from attending weddings
whose validity she does not recognize. There are certain moral principles,
however, that should be considered before a Catholic decides how to proceed."
Some Things That Catholics Do Not Believe
Very Rev Joseph DiBruno, D.D.
"To
meet the most common of the misapprehensions and misrepresentations we will
here state, some things that Catholics do not believe."
The Voice, the Word, and Our Conversion
By Father Roger J. Landry
"John’s
message is God’s message, which John was screaming at the top of his powerful
lungs."
What's your image of God like?
by Fr. Bill Breslin
"Actually,
Jesus was very gentle with people who sinned." |