Now and at the Hour of Our Death
My husband and I were recently at a wedding, seated during dinner with some friends of the groom. During one of the speeches, a groomsman emphasized the importance of making the most of today, as tomorrow is never guaranteed. A man at my table leaned over and told us the speech reminded him of something...Continue reading→
Loss of the Sense of Sin
Sin ruptures our relationship with Jesus Christ, the source of the freely given gift of grace and eternal beatitude. Sin is thus the principal obstacle to true happiness, as it hurts relationships key to that happiness. Recent popes have identified another obstacle to grace: “The greatest sin today is that men have lost the sense...Continue reading→
Understanding the Two Sides of Anger
Josh recalled a story from his past when he used to be a Protestant and a regular member of the congregation at a Protestant church. The lead pastor at this particular church was named Mark, and throughout his spiritual journey, Josh had spoken to and become close to Mark, even as he prepared to leave...Continue reading→
Lent: The Black and White Challenge
As you journey through Lent this year, use this opportunity to do more than give something up for 40 days. Use this time to change your life. Become a faithful and virtuous person with daily practices you can adapt to everyday life. Overconsumption of media has gotten in the way of our own self-reflection and...Continue reading→
Preparing for Lent
I blinked and here we are in the middle of February. Sometimes the liturgical seasons sneak up on us, so here is your reminder: Lent begins NEXT WEEK, on February 22nd, 2023! Lent is a season of preparation, but there is also some preparation to do before it begins. With only a few days left...Continue reading→
Renewal Through the Sacrament of Confession
Josh Raymond began a segment of The Inner Life by retelling a story from his freshman year in college. When he was in college, Josh was friends with a senior named Cord. Cord had been out mudding one day in his Jeep when he had gotten his jeep stuck in some deep mud. He called...Continue reading→
Finding Rest
I entered the dimly lit Church, my four and five-year-old sons in hand with a tote on my arm full of children’s saint books and bible stories. We took a seat in the front pew and settled in for our time of prayer. There on the altar, Jesus in unexplainable beauty and incomparable humility. God...Continue reading→
Turning to God When Things Don’t Go Your Way
What do you do when things go wrong? You had some plans or an idea of what your life might be and then things are completely derailed. Maybe it’s illness, a death, or doors that are closed where you thought they would stand wide open. Surely you can think of a time or two, or...Continue reading→
Jesus, I Trust in You
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat [or drink], or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet...Continue reading→
Biblical Morality: A Story of Love and Mercy
The Bible is a love story, the story of God’s love for man and of man’s response to that love. Man can embrace God’s love and be happy, or he can reject that love and so destroy his relationship with God, enslaving himself to selfishness and pride and damaging his relationship with others and with...Continue reading→
The Faith of a Child
“Let us weigh the gain and the loss in wagering what God is. Let us estimate these two chances. If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation that He is.” (Blaise Pascal, Pensées) That is just a small part of the argument known as Pascal’s Wager, which...Continue reading→
A Nudge from the Holy Spirit
Have you ever gotten the feeling that the Holy Spirit is trying to tell you something through your “sixth sense” or your intuition? What was He telling you to do? Did you listen to it or ignore it? And what was the result of your decision? Cale Clarke spent a recent segment on The Cale...Continue reading→
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