In My Father’s House / Paul Thomas Moore We were visiting with my wife’s family recently, and the conversation drifted to what God might say when he greets us at the Gate of Heaven. Her brother Jeff offered his opinion that it wouldn’t be so much a scorecard of how we fared against the 10 […]
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The Holy Spirit, traditionally depicted as a dove, is pictured in a church's stained-glass window. (CNS/Crosiers)
As we approach Pentecost, the birthday of the church, the third person of the Trinity has been on my mind. What a delightful, indescribable being, and what a powerhouse! The Catechism says this about the Holy Spirit: Now God’s Spirit, who reveals God, makes known to us Christ, his Word, his living Utterance, but the […]
Continue readingIn My Father’s House / Paul Thomas Moore A friend and I were sitting down to lunch at a restaurant. My friend saw someone he knew and waved him over. Seemed like a nice guy. Not exactly the retiring type, but I could sense a good heart, and my friend had known him a long […]
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"No matter what aspect of the faith we meditate upon while praying the rosary," writes Katie Faley, "we are assured that Mary is listening to our prayers and imploring the Father to shower us with His grace." (CNS/Reuters)
May is such a wonderful month, isn’t it? We finally get to see the May flowers that the April showers worked so hard to nourish, the world regains its color, and we get to celebrate our earthly mothers and our heavenly mother. There are so many ways to honor Mary — May crownings, the Memorare, […]
Continue readingIn My Father’s House / By Paul Thomas Moore On April 29, feast day of St. Catherine of Siena, my wife and I witnessed one boat launch out into the deep, and another arrive at a far shore. That morning, we said goodbye to Sister Mary Jane Herlik, OP, the best friend of fellow Dominican […]
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My Vocation is Love / Lindsey Weishar What a lovely thing to be able to still say Happy Easter, to bask in the fact that “He is risen indeed!” In her wisdom, the Church gives us 50 days to let this great truth of the Resurrection soak in. And what a joy that this celebration […]
Continue readingIn My Father’s House / Paul Thomas Moore My cousin Paula e-mailed today asking if I got the job I asked her to pray about for me. No, I wrote her back, but thanks for your prayer, as I believe it helped me achieve some unexpected blessings. She wasn’t the only one I asked to […]
Continue readingCAUSE OF OUR JOY / By Katie Faley Since St. Patrick’s Day, I’ve been reading Celtic mythology stories. Some of these myths have origins that pre-date the time of Christ, so I was surprised to notice that one of the major themes in these myths is resurrection. But once I started to notice this, I […]
Continue readingIn My Father’s House / By Paul Thomas Moore You never really know if you’ve packed what you need until you open your suitcase on the hotel bed. I’ll bet the International Space Station folks run into this all the time. “I’m up here for nine months and I don’t have my nail clipper!?!” When […]
Continue readingMy Vocation is Love / Lindsey Weishar “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” (John 15:13) This is a verse we’ve heard so often that perhaps its profundity is hard to fathom. But this verse is incredibly important not only because we are approaching Holy Week, and […]
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