Tag: faith
Spiritual Combat and Your Weapons of Choice
The word of God teaches us that our life on earth is warfare and the Lord reminds us that if we have decided to follow the Lord we must be prepared for combat. The Sacrament of Confirmation strengthens the Gifts of the Holy Spirit within our souls and transforms us into “Soldiers of Christ” the… Read More ›
Bold Red
Tiny choices bear far flung fruit, the seeds germinate each in their own time, waiting for abundance of whatever sort to come forth. Some fruit sweet to the taste, others bitter, then there are those which are poison, spreading pain, death and fear. Often planted deep, hidden, for generations, when its growth suddenly hits the… Read More ›
As We Enter the Season of Lent
In this Catechesis, I would like to reflect briefly upon the season of Lent which begins today with the Ash Wednesday Liturgy. It is a 40-day journey that will bring us to the Easter Triduum — the memorial of the Lord’s Passion, death and Resurrection, the heart of the mystery of our salvation. In the first centuries… Read More ›
New Study on Near-=Death Experiences
We know there are many reports of so-called near-death cases in North America, which remains a place of significant religious belief. People in Canada and the U.S. remain somewhat religious. But what about nations where the faith has waned or where atheism even has begun to rein? It turns out it doesn’t matter. You’ll find… Read More ›
The Spirit of Fear
Do you suffer from the spirit of fear? Most of us would say “no” — until we delved a bit deeper into our own psyches. For fear entails more than we commonly acknowledge. It is nervousness. It is anxiety. It sometimes crosses over into impatience. It involves phobias. None of the above are of God…. Read More ›
Everyman (a book review of sorts)
Fiction is a very important genre of literature. People have told me in the past that they don’t read fiction, because it does not deal with life. When in fact the opposite is true, for to read fiction is to learn about life, to think deeply on many areas of existence, that may not be… Read More ›
Resist ‘Idols’ of Money, Power, Pleasure
Aparecida, Brazil, Jul 24, 2013 / 08:40 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Openness to being surprised by God is an attitude which marks the life of a Christian, Pope Francis said in his homily at Brazil’s Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida during his first World Youth Day Mass. “God always surprises us, like the new wine… Read More ›
Life is good (aside from all the crap)
Theodicy is the discipline that seeks to understand the reason for so much suffering in the world. To say that human life is often tragic and filled with loss, pain and mourning is so obvious that it need not be said. Yet lots of paper is spent on seeking to understand this reality. There are… Read More ›
A simple talk on masculine spirituality
A simple talk on masculine spirituality When a man begins to take his faith seriously, which entails a deepening, personal relationship with Jesus Christ; how will that change, or challenge, how their masculinity is expressed? To be a man of Christ is not an easy task, for when Christ talks about a death to self,… Read More ›
A fact of life
A fact of life People will often say that it is not death they fear, but the actual process of dying. I think that may be true for most people. For after all, you’re alive, and then the next moment your dead, the dying process however can actually takes decades for many. Aging is a… Read More ›