The Son of So Many Tears Cannot Be Lost
How do you, as a parent, handle the difficulty of watching your child leave the practice of the Catholic Faith? How do you handle the thought that your child may be lost forever? Jamie, a concerned mother, called into Father Simon Says to ask for advice about how to help her formerly estranged nineteen-year-old son... Continue reading→
Up next: Carlo Acutis
Though the life of Saint Dymphna was short, she had a profound impact – just like this coming week’s saint, Carlo Acutis! Born in 1991 in London, Carlo spent most of his life in Milan, Italy while his parents worked for their successful insurance company. He was cared for by many nannies, and to one... Continue reading→
Stop Resisting A Rest
Cale Clarke recently returned from holiday, and he had some important things to say about the value of taking a rest, indulging in healthy leisure, and detaching from work for a time. As he shared on The Cale Clarke Show, Cale and his wife paid a visit to Cale’s hometown, Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. They... Continue reading→
Coming Monday: Saint Dymphna!
We hope you were inspired by Clare of Assisi’s adventure of faith and courage! Up next is Saint Dymphna with an adventure that spanned the seas. Dymphna was born in Ireland in the 7th century to a king named Damon and his very Christian wife. At fourteen, Dymphna devoted herself to Christ and took a vow... Continue reading→
Eliminating Vices from Your Vocational Focus
It’s a Friday night when you get home from a long day at the office. It was a difficult day, but it’s over and now you can put away your work, pour yourself a drink, kick back, and relax as the weekend begins. At least that’s how you think it’s going to go. But as... Continue reading→
Marital Lies and Mortal Sins
Married persons also need a pure heart to avoid sins against the sixth beatitude, by using marital relations in a disordered way by putting limits or conditions on their total, unconditional self-giving. This breaks and distorts the image of God’s total, unconditional self-giving in the Holy Trinity. The most common way is using contraception. What... Continue reading→
Communication in Your Marriage
So you’re married. You have an attractive, loving, caring, smart spouse and you share the same values and standards. You both practice your Catholic Faith. You have compatible attitudes and habits. You’re both open to life, you know you will raise your children in the Faith, and you have the means to provide for... Continue reading→
Up Next, on The Saints: Clare of Assisi
We hope you enjoyed the story of Stanley Rother, from Oklahoma to Guatemala! Now, “The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage” travels all the way back to the 1200s to a familiar face: Clare of Assisi. Inspired by the radical poverty Francis of Assisi embraced, Chiara Offreducio – Clare – and her sister Catarina (later... Continue reading→
Coming Monday: Blessed Stanley Rother
Have you ever heard of Okarche, Oklahoma? That’s where the next story of “The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage” begins, with a venerated holy man from the United States. Blessed Stanley Rother was born in 1935, one of four children born to the Rother family in the middle of the Dust Bowl. He joined... Continue reading→
Coming Monday: Paul Miki
We hope the story of Edith Stein inspired you to live your faith more boldly! This week on “The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage,” we have a similar story that unfolded nearly three hundred years before Edith was born. Paul Miki was a Japanese-born convert to the Catholic faith with a gift for speaking... Continue reading→
Next, on The Saints: Edith Stein
This week’s upcoming saint has two names you might have heard before: Theresa Benedicta of the Cross, or Edith Stein. Edith was born into a Jewish family, but she was agnostic and searching for something more by the time she finished her doctoral thesis at 25. She read a biography of Teresa of Ávila and,... Continue reading→
Today only: Give to Inspire future saints!
Have you been inspired by “The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage?” Give that gift that uplifts the whole family – the next generations of holy men and women – with today’s One-Day Pledge Drive: “Give to Inspire!” “Give to Inspire!” supports The Merry Beggars, the entertainment division at Relevant Radio responsible for some of... Continue reading→
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