My favorite rendition of the Crucifix is the one whose arms are perfectly horizontal, as to embrace the whole world. The readings for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time illustrate the fact that God wishes to include every single person in his saving...
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A Catholic Who Tries
I am that person. That person who says a serious thing in response to a Facebook post that is clearly intended to be humorous. I do not aspire to be this person, but here I am again. I love training for triathlon...
Miracles Show Us God’s Love
When I engage in prayer and meditation, the Lord has come to me many times to say “Tell my people how much I love them. Tell my people that they are not alone and that I am with them. Tell my people that my Holy Spirit...
Five Keys to Miracles
Who does not want miracles in their lives? Who does not want to know God’s love, power, and grace? Why do some people seem to experience nonstop miracles in their lives and many others never see or experience miraculous...
Forgive and Expect Miracles
Most people wonder why they don’t encounter miracles or even experience God’s presence in their lives. As already discussed, we must first surrender our whole selves to God. If we haven’t truly surrendered, we are...
Rainbows and Dolphins: Experiencing Miracles in Our Lives
I believe the Lord regularly tells me, “Share with my people how much I love them. Let them know that they are not alone and that I am with them. Tell my people that my Holy Spirit provides power, grace and love each...
Thomas AddisThe Miracle on the Vistula- Rediscovered
The Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Assumption on August 15 and the dual symbolism of that date has rendered a particular framing of memory of the 1920 victory. In the commemorative narrative fostered by...
Paul Suski
Deacon Kurt GodfrydFasting, Forgiveness, and Miracles
If you are looking to be more successful in your prayer life, two practices I strongly recommend are to pray with others, and to combine your prayers with some form of penance such as fasting. Fasting may be an alien...
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Presumption
My favorite rendition of the Crucifix is the one whose arms are perfectly horizontal, as to embrace the whole world. The readings for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time illustrate the fact that God wishes to include every...
God Does See and Appreciate Our Sacrifices
A woman named Marian was married and the mother of eight children, including an infant son named Jacob. Marian was given a great gift from a close friend: the opportunity to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land during the...
Crawling Back to God’s Law
In our last thrilling episode (See Slip-Sliding Away from God’s Law), we highlighted two Truths that considered together tend to make us uncomfortable: Since the days of Moses, the second part of the Third Commandment...
Jesus’ Nephesh is the Healing Remedy
It was a great blessing to read the special interview of Father Rozo Palic entitled “The Wounded Healer” in the last issue of Shalom Tidings (March/April 2026). It served as a reminder for me as a Psychotherapist and...
James S. Anderson
Br Matthew Marie, OSB
Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
A New Commandment
One of the worst sinking feelings we do not want to experience in our fast-paced world is pressing the ignition button and failing to hear the vrmmmm sound of our car awakening from its mechanical sleep.The readings (Is...
The Kingdom of Heaven
On the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we hear the familiar term Kingdom of Heaven. It must be quite important because we hear it often; but do we clearly know what it refers to? Other similar terms are: the Good News...
How Does a Christian Write His Biography?
If you think you’ve got a worthwhile story to tell other than reasoning it out with God, here are some tips: pray, think like a Christian, and check your memory. Many of my friends and acquaintances talk about writing...
Michael Baglino
Carolyn Humphreys, O.C.D.S.The Owner of Our Hearts
Distressed and feeling powerless before evils of many kinds, we quickly forget that God our Father has full knowledge of our situation and of our spontaneous reaction to evil. We can begin with some most comforting...
