Holy Week
Little Elm, TX (MetroCatholic) – A favorite re-run of mine: Holy Week is upon us. There will be opportunities for us to spiritually walk with Christ as He is received with shouts of “Blessed is He who...
View ArticleWE MUST ALLOW OURSELVES TO BE TOUCHED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
VATICAN CITY (VIS) – At 10 a.m. on Sunday in the Vatican Basilica, the Pope presided at Mass for the Solemnity of Pentecost. Commenting on the Pentecost narrative in the Acts of the Apostles, the Holy...
View ArticleBuilding A Bridge Through Song And Community
MetroCatholic — The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity gratefully share five special free song downloads this June as part of their “Bridge Radio” at the Franciscanized World...
View ArticleThomas More College Establishes Medieval Catholic Guilds
Merrimack, NH (MetroCatholic) – The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts announced that it has established a series of medieval-style Catholic guilds that will enable its students to gain skills and...
View ArticleChanged forever, but still love peanut butter and jelly.
After traveling to Honduras on the Mission Trip for Good Shepherd, I realized that although we live far from the mountains of the Trade School in Campamento, Honduras, we are close in spirit. We are...
View ArticleImmaculee Ilibagiza: the woman who forgave
by Stephanie Gray Mark Twain once said, “Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” Those words aptly capture the spirit of Rwandan-genocide survivor Immaculee...
View ArticleA Brief Primer on Conscience
By Mark Shea | The main problem with that work of the flesh which Paul calls "party spirit' (Galatians 5:20) is that it urges people to evaluate Church teaching in light of their sect's pet doctrines...
View ArticleCatholic Mass Readings for Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
First Reading1 Cor 2:10b-16 Brothers and sisters: The Spirit scrutinizes everything, even the depths of God. Among men, who knows what pertains to the man except his spirit that is within? Similarly,...
View ArticleSep 07, Midafternoon Prayer for Friday of the 22nd week of Ordinary Time
Ribbon Placement: Liturgy of the Hours Vol. III: Ordinary: 659 Complimentary Psalmody: 1295 (Midafternoon) Psalter: Friday, Week II, 915 (Midafternoon) Midafternoon Prayer for Friday using the...
View ArticlePapal Message Notes ‘Joy, Comfort’ at Peace Meeting in Spirit of Assisi
Sant'Egidio Event in Sarajevo Concludes Today
View ArticleSep 14, Midafternoon Prayer for Triumph of the Cross
Ribbon Placement: Liturgy of the Hours Vol. IV: Ordinary: 623 Proper of Saints: 1395 Complimentary Psalmody: 1259 (Midafternoon) Midafternoon Prayer for Friday, the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross,...
View ArticleCatholic Mass Readings for Tuesday, September 18th, 2012
First Reading1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a Brothers and sisters: As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ. For in one Spirit we were...
View ArticleCatholic Mass Readings for Friday, September 21st, 2012
First ReadingEph 4:1-7, 11-13 Brothers and sisters: I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience,...
View ArticleInoculating yourself against the Spirit of Vatican II
The start of ”The Year of Faith” coincides purposely with the start of the Second Vatican Council 50 years ago. Much has been said about the false “Spirit of Vatican II” which was a purposeful...
View ArticleCatholic Mass Readings for Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
First ReadingGal 5:18-25 Brothers and sisters: If you are guided by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are obvious: immorality, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry,...
View ArticleCatholic Mass Readings for Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
First ReadingEph 2:12-22 Brothers and sisters: You were at that time without Christ, alienated from the community of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, without hope and without God in...
View ArticleYouth Minister – Holy Spirit Catholic Community (Pocatello, ID)
YOUTH MINISTER Young Adult Ministry, FT EmployeeHoly Spirit Catholic Community (Pocatello, ID)The Holy Spirit Catholic Community of Pocatello, Idaho is seeking a faith-filled Parish Youth Minister. We...
View ArticleThe Chant Café 2012-10-25 13:35:00
Let everyone give praise to God Who made the heavens and the earth He lit the stars and spread the skies And brought the shining worlds to birth. He sets the limits of the seas. He calls the sun and...
View ArticleCatholic Mass Readings for Monday, November 5th, 2012
First ReadingPhil 2:1-4 Brothers and sisters: If there is any encouragement in Christ, any solace in love, any participation in the Spirit, any compassion and mercy, complete my joy by being of the...
View ArticleCatholic Mass Readings for Tuesday, November 20th, 2012
First ReadingRv 3:1-6, 14-22 I, John, heard the Lord saying to me: "To the angel of the Church in Sardis, write this: "'The one who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars says this: "I know...
View ArticleNew Year of Faith App
The app Annus Fidei is free and includes Church documents including those of Vatican II, but despite the information in the app store it is Spanish only . What hasn’t been reported is that there is...
View ArticleCatholic Mass Readings for Friday, November 30th, 2012
First ReadingRom 10:9-18 Brothers and sisters: If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For one believes with...
View ArticleSaintly Advent Advice
By Joseph Pronechen | Joseph Pronechen recommends walking with St. Thérèse of Lisieux this Advent by reading The Little Way of Advent by Father Gary Caster. | THE LITTLE WAY OF ADVENT Meditations in...
View ArticlePrayers for Finals
Remember - as long as there are tests, there will be prayer in schools.Here are some prayers for students who have finals coming up. St. Thomas Aquinas is the patron of students, so it is a common...
View ArticleDirector of Spirit Team – Saint Mary’s College of California (Moraga, CA)
DIRECTOR OF SPIRIT TEAM Education: University/College, FT EmployeeSaint Mary's College of California (Moraga, CA)Saint Mary's College of California Director of Spirit Team Closing Date/Time: Thu....
View ArticleLive Advent, Families of Faith
By Agnes M. Penny | Tips from a Catholic mom. | Surrounded by a culture promoting Santas and holiday sales, how can Christian parents bring the spirit of Advent into our homes? How can we convince our...
View ArticleDec 21 – Homily: Filled With the Spirit
Dec 21 - Homily: Filled With the Spirit Homily #121221 ( 09min) Play - Fr. George explains the mysteries of the Visitation and how, in imitation of Our Lady and St. Elizabeth, we pray to be filled...
View ArticleO Magnum Mysterium, Morten Lauridsen
There is something about this piece that, no matter how many times I hear it, elicits a spirit so powerful that I feel it physically each time.
View ArticleCatholic Mass Readings for Monday, February 18th, 2013
First ReadingLv 19:1-2, 11-18 The LORD said to Moses,"Speak to the whole assembly of the children of Israel and tell them:Be holy, for I, the LORD, your God, am holy."You shall not steal.You shall not...
View ArticleSpiritual Strength and the Desert
(Gospel) "The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the desert..." The last verse of today's Gospel seems like a tag-on. But it holds a key truth. We're used to associating strength...
View ArticleIs it Okay for a Christian to Hug a Tree?
By Nathan MillerIf something exists, than it must be good, because God created it. Wisdom chapter 11:For you love all things that areand loathe nothing that you have made;for what you hated, you would...
View ArticleOvercoming (Spiritual) Cancer
By Nathan Miller Spiritually, we are all getting sick, all the time.Sanctity is not purely subjective, like a woman dying from cancer, if she were to suddenly jump up from her hospital bed and shout...
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ADVENT: Chocolate Tickets and Traffic Jams
By Nathan Miller Advent is like a traffic jam.Do you have rosary beads dangling in your car? Or are those Mardi Gras beads? Can anyone tell the difference when you bang the steering wheel in traffic...
View ArticleWhen Baby Jesus gives me a Pumpkin for Christmas
By Nathan Miller Akron, Ohio. Urban neighborhood.As a family, we were what you might call "city-slickers", but we did have a fairly large backyard garden, after dad burned down the garage. He mixed the...
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Pope Celebrates Pentecost Mass in St. Peter’s
Pope Francis celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica today, the Solemnity of Pentecost. His homily focused on the Holy Spirit as Master of Life. The Holy Father identified four principal ways in which...
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