Does your heart burn when you read the Scriptures? Do you see Jesus in the breaking of the bread? Do you know the power of His mercy and forgiveness from the sacrament of confession?
You are a witness of these things.
Oh ya, and by the way, ghosts don't eat fish.
Pour out your whole life for Jesus. It's totally worth it.
Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.
How will you answer Jesus when, at the particular judgement, He asks you, "Why should I let you into Heaven?"
The federal government passed Bill C-14 on June 17, 2016. This legalized physician-assisted suicide across Canada. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has enacted a policy that requires physicians to provide an effective referral for euthanasia. Forcing healthcare providers to violate their conscience rights is a direct attack against their constitutional right to freedom of conscience and religion, both of which are guaranteed under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Section 2). The bishops of Ontario are urging us to take action. To do so, head on over HERE. You simply fill in a form with your address, and it generates a letter that you can submit to your MPP to express your concerns and to respectfully demand that the government of Ontario enact legislation to protect physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and all health care providers from being needlessly required to participate in euthanasia. I’ve done it, and it only takes about 3 or 4 minutes. I am encouraging you to do it as well.
This is scary stuff. If physicians can be forced to violate their own conscience and religious freedom, what makes you think it couldn't happen in other fields, or to you?
To get more information, click HERE.
Memo sent to all Ontario Bishops by Deacon Larry Worthen on the issue. If you're on Facebook, you can watch him HERE.
The Ten Commandments.
Here they are for those who want to memorize them: http://bit.ly/1CO2AhM
If you don't have a Catechism, you can get one at Amazon for about $11 (http://a.co/efLj8rn)
In the midst of the sufferings in life, we need mountaintop experiences with the Lord who loves us.
Be strong. Fight temptation. Jesus is on your side!
Be like the man with leprosy in the Gospel. Bring your struggles and suffering to the Lord for healing.
Just read the Bible, even five minutes a day, but the more the better.
What Is Lectio Divina? (includes video clips of Cardinal Collins)
Catholic translations of the Bible:
The Church was founded for the purpose of spreading the kingdom of Christ throughout the earth for the glory of God the Father, to enable all men to share in His saving redemption, and that through them the whole world might enter into a relationship with Christ. All activity of the Mystical Body directed to the attainment of this goal is called the apostolate, which the Church carries on in various ways through all her members. For the Christian vocation by its very nature is also a vocation to the apostolate. No part of the structure of a living body is merely passive but has a share in the functions as well as life of the body: so, too, in the body of Christ, which is the Church, "the whole body . . . in keeping with the proper activity of each part, derives its increase from its own internal development" (Eph. 4:16).
Indeed, the organic union in this body and the structure of the members are so compact that the member who fails to make his proper contribution to the development of the Church must be said to be useful neither to the Church nor to himself (Vatican II, Apostalicam Actuositatem, 2).
Two documentaries on the dangers of pornography:
Other great resources:
Be like the wise men: be a serious seeker of the Messiah, be humble, and give God the gift of your heart.
Also, introducing Formed at www.formed.org.
Mary is the Mother of God. She truly is the Theotokos. All she wants is for us to understand, love, and follow her Son, Jesus.
If you're looking for a guide to consecration to Mary, you may want to check out 33 Days to Morning Glory: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat in Preparation for Marian Consecration by Fr Michael E Gaitley (Amazon link).
If you want to go a bit deeper, read St. Louis de Montfort's True Devotion to Mary(Amazon link).
Humility always triumphs over power.
God always fulfills His promises. Sometimes He just takes a while.
Rejoice always!
To learn more about St. Marguerite d'Youville click HERE.
Cardinal Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan, Testimony of Hope (click here for Amazon link). Search his name on Amazon to discover other great books by him.
Prepare the way of the Lord, so that he can enter your life.
To listen to Bishop Robert Barron's (better) version, head over to Word on Fire HERE.
