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Gratefully "Into the Wild Blue Yonder"

In doing a little research for this post, I realized that the titular phrase refers to air rather than water, being from the air force hymn. Oh well, for some reason, this patriotic song popped into mind while I was swimming this afternoon. (I suppose a musical program from the recent Fourth of J... (www.catholic365.com)

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What God Speaks in Your Losses

Last Friday I received an email, and it grasped my heart. In it were these beautiful messages: God still desires to heal you. God still is present to you. God still is with you.... (www.catholic365.com)

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A mother was baking cookies in her kitchen when her 5-year-old daughter’s voice cut through the smell of chocolate chip. “Mom?” “Yes?”, the mother replied, expecting the child to ask for a cookie. “Who is God?”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Musical Mystery in the Sacramental Journey II: Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell

Dear reader: this writing is in tutor/student dialogue format for more entertaining discourse. Enjoy! Music is the Transcendent Language of the Liturgy... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Root of Evil

The world around us is dark. Between COVID restrictions and regulations, protests, riots, vandalism, and destruction of religious statues, it seems the world gets darker with each day. If you dare to turn on the news it could seem like all the good in the world is a surfer who is about to be drowned... (www.catholic365.com)

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What Is Heaven Really Like?

In recent weeks we’ve discussed the Christian belief in life after death, and Jesus’ promise that those who put their faith in God and seek to follow His commands will live forever in Heaven. However, we don’t spend too much time, if any, discussing what Heaven is like. There’s a good reason for tha... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Catholic Church—Saying "NO" to a World Screaming "YES"

How did the precepts of ethics and morality, based on the Ten Commandments and the "Golden Rule", become a pariah to so many? How did these principles ever become inverted? Why have they seemingly been tossed by many into the dumpster of the outdated and irrelevant?... (www.catholic365.com)

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75 to 100 Years: Expiring Soon?

Pope Leo XIII said that the devil would be given 75 to 100 years to destroy the Church. It is basically accepted the the time given to the devil began with Communism or 1917.... (www.catholic365.com)

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A common greeting we hear almost everyday, and most of us probably will reply, "Nothing's new---same ole daily stuff. That is not TRUE--every moment of everyday is NEW!! And what we do with it--well, let us start by deeply realizing that every minute of every day is a GIFT!! Not to be taken ... (www.catholic365.com)

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POPE STEPHEN V, THE GENEROUS POPE

Pope Stephen, as was most common of popes in the Dark Ages, was the son of a wealthy Roman aristocrat whose name was Hadrian.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Ordinary Week, Extraordinary World

Our sunflowers bloomed this week. As did the Rose of Sharon that has grown to a mammoth size and—with the help of the cherry tree—hides the electric pole from our gaze, putting beauty before utility. Literally.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Sacramental Journey: a Musical Mystery

Dear reader: this writing is in tutor/student dialogue format for more entertaining discourse. Enjoy! Music is the Transcendent Language of the Liturgy... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Unfailing Way to get out of Purgatory---Turn to Our Lady of Mount Carmel

There is a place near where the prophet Elija lived, and it is one of the most biblical places on earth. It is 1,742 feet above sea level and hovers high over the coast of the Mediterranean. It was here where Elija prayed to God, asking Him to save Isreal from the onslaught of an ongoing drought.... (www.catholic365.com)

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"When Fiction becomes Reality"

“Are you Ready” a reflection I wrote about a future church in the year 2155 AD. It was published here March 2017. Never did the thought appear that it could be a prophecy; or was it?... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Real Pandemic - Fear

We have become so soft. I've been reading a lot about the saints lately, well, actually for a while now.... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Transformational Journey

I will always thank God for His gift of life, and with it, the capacity to change. His Word succinctly states in 2 Corinthians 5:17 that “If any person be in Christ, they are a new creation. Old things have passed away, behold all things shall become new.” That verse has applied to my life in every ... (www.catholic365.com)

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No Peace, No Justice!

The Lord is good and forgiving, offering each one of us, His beloved children, every chance to repent and turn back to Him. Yet in today’s world, so many reject His loving offer and turn to violence and anger, seeking revenge rather than peace and forgiveness. The mantra “no justice, no peace” is re... (www.catholic365.com)

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What is The Christ Life That Wants to Live in You?

Someone recommended that I read Parker Palmer’s “Let Your Life Speak” again so I took it out one day and these words popped off the page: “The life I am living is not the same as the life that wants to live in me. In these moments, I sometimes catch a glimpse of my true life.... (www.catholic365.com)

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May There Be Unity in Our Church

More and more I see a divide in our Church. Liberals vs. conservatives. Religious sisters vs. priests. Lay vs. religious. Justice advocates vs. pro lifers. All I can say to myself is: I see and value both sides. I just wish we all could agree to live in a common unity within our Church.... (www.catholic365.com)

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And, I am not alone. What ails us Lord? Seeking God, as I cried last night, the words to a song came to my heart. "I the Lord of the sea and sky, I have heard my people cry. All who dwell in dark and sin My hand will save. I who made the stars of night I will make their darkness bright. Who wi... (www.catholic365.com)

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