September is National Recovery Month and September 14 is National Sober Day. Hats off to all you silent soldiers daily struggling to stay sober – free from the control of addictive substances. I can so easily forget how MANY people are working so hard to change their lives and free...
Kneeling is an ancient prayer posture, we find it numerous times in both the Old Testament, “Come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.” (Psalm 95:6) and the New Testament, “When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his...
From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops:
https://www.usccb.org/resources/labor-day-statement-2022
Are you or someone you know interested in becoming Catholic? Are you an adult Catholic who was baptized but never confirmed? Or are you a Catholic who would like to learn more about your faith? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then I encourage you to sign up for this...
Happiness is like jam… you can’t spread even a little without getting some on yourself!
Jam is such a simple thing, isn’t it? Who would think that it would ever relay a life message for us? Personally, I think spreading jam is fun! There is room to be creative – I can...
Do Catholics Worship Statues?
“Catholics worships statues!” People still make this very silly accusation. These accusations come from a very ignorant understanding of scripture and tradition. When God commanded that we do not worship false idols He did not say that we are not to...
Last week of August = BE KIND TO HUMANKIND WEEK
Be Kind To Humankind Week was founded Lorraine Jara who was inspired by a sad story of two men involved in a boating accident from her hometown. The two men clung to life while other boaters passed them by because they didn’t want to...
We often hear people in the Church talk about “Discipleship”, but what does the word, “Disciple” mean? Disciple comes from the Latin word, “Disciples” which means “student” or “follower.” When the Gospels talk about Christ calling...
Prayers work wonders, and are so powerful, it is true! People from Guardian Angels are so incredibly devoted to praying for those – especially in our community – who are in need of prayers. It is one thing we can always do for one another, when we cannot think of anything else to do...
After the Creed, during the celebration of the Mass, we enter what the Church calls, “The Prayer of the Faithful.” This is known by most Catholics as the part of the Mass where specific prayers are offered and the people respond with, “Lord hear our prayer.&rdquo...