We call them miracles—supernatural occurrences that enter our lives. The word comes from the Latin and means “to wonder.” According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, miracles are “wonders performed by supernatural power as signs of some...
“…faith and prayer are forces that can influence history and that in the end prayer is more powerful than bullets and faith more powerful than armies.” (St. John Paul II) August 15th, the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin...
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, though I have only raced once in...
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 provides power, grace and love...
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 concept to many Catholics...
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 events? There are five keys...
To understand miracles is to understand the faith of the centurion as recorded in Matthew’s Gospel. Matthew 8:6-8 “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully’ He said to him, ‘I will come and cure him.’ The centurion said in...
God is love. Where there is love, there is God. Where there is great love, with our families and those closest to us, I have found great miracles often occur. With love, we can be pure of heart, leading us to serve as ambassadors of Christ with...
