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July 01, 2026

What Can You Offer Jesus Today?

Compared to the martyrs and saints who offered extraordinary sacrifices and even their very lives...

June 2026

June 17, 2026

What Is God Asking You To Do Today?

We have often wondered what God wants us to do for the rest of our...

June 03, 2026

Why Do Some People Hate Mother Teresa? 7 Deeper Reasons

Why do some people today hate Mother Teresa so much? For many Christians, especially Catholics,...

May 2026

May 13, 2026

How Do You Grow Old Gracefully as a Christian?

Growing old is something that many people fear. If we could, we’d delay it for...

April 2026

April 01, 2026

Are You Afraid of the Cross?

Are you afraid of the cross? You may or you may not be, but vampires...

March 2026

March 18, 2026

When You Feel You Can’t Be Holy Enough

Sometimes we can feel guilty and ask ourselves, “Am I being holy enough? Did I...

February 2026

February 18, 2026

Is Failing the Ash Wednesday Fast a Sin?

As Catholics around the world begin the Lenten season by marking our foreheads with ash,...

February 04, 2026

What Pain Can Accomplish In Us

If I were to choose, I think I would choose a comfortable and easy life....

October 2025

October 22, 2025

7 Ways We Excuse Ourselves From Sin

“Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously...

September 2025

September 24, 2025

4 Ways That Fear Can Lead Us To Sin

When you imagine a sinful person, do you usually picture a confident person in mind?...

September 17, 2025

What Do Our Spiritual Highs Tell Us?

Have you ever had those moments when you felt a certain kind of “spiritual high”?...

August 2025

August 27, 2025

What’s Your Sacrifice at This Season in Your Life?

“My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit; a contrite, humbled heart, O God, you...

August 06, 2025

4 Reasons Why Jesus Gave Us The Eucharist

Before Jesus ascended to heaven, He commissioned the disciples to preach the Gospel to all...

July 2025

July 09, 2025

What Is the Remedy for Our Struggle Between Good and Evil?

I would like to think that every person wants to do what is right. Created...

April 2025

April 16, 2025

Lent Reflections on the Seven Last Words of Christ

The seven last words of Jesus as he hung on the cross reveal the depths...

March 2025

March 12, 2025

5 Ways To Discern God’s Plan for Your Life

Have you ever wanted to know God’s plan for your life? What could be your...

October 2024

October 09, 2024

What Are the Negative Effects of Envy in Your Life?

“Soundness of heart is the life of the flesh: but envy is the rottenness of...

October 02, 2024

How Celebrimbor Was Deceived By Evil

I have sometimes wondered about the plight of those who have been deceived by evil....

August 2024

August 28, 2024

The Role of Our Emotions in Prayer

I have always been wary of lessons taught as though emotions are never important when...

August 21, 2024

How God Came To Save Us From Ourselves

Without God, what would our lives be? It would have been a life-long search for...

July 2024

July 24, 2024

How Do You Deal with Spiritual Stagnation?

If you have ever felt frustrated because you’re not making progress in your spiritual life,...

July 10, 2024

Why Did the Saints Suffer So Much?

Many people today are turned off by the idea of having to suffer for the...

June 2024

June 26, 2024

Are We Humanizing Jesus Too Much?

When I was a child, there was an old movie about Jesus we often watched...

May 2024

May 29, 2024

Are We Worried About the Wrong Things?

Where do our worries come from? Do they come from our fear of not being...

May 22, 2024

Are Believers Less Intelligent Than Unbelievers?

Sometimes, I wonder why many people today who don’t believe in Jesus seem to think...

April 2024

April 17, 2024

Have You Ever Wanted to Hear Jesus Talk?

Have you ever experienced those days when you just wanted to hear Jesus talk? You...

April 10, 2024

The Martyrdom We Are Called to Make in Our State of Life

“To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the...

March 2024

March 27, 2024

5 Tips When Preaching the Good News

Sometimes, a good intention may not be enough when trying to evangelize people. You have...

February 2024

February 07, 2024

The Virtue That the World Struggles So Much With Today

There is one virtue that the world struggles so much with today. No, it is...

January 2024

January 31, 2024

Why Does God Allow Us To Fall Into Sin?

Have you ever wondered why God doesn’t always keep us from falling into sin? After...