For me in the stations of the cross when Jesus meets His mother. Just watching her baby go up to execution, as a parent there's nothing worse and that's the sword that pierces Mary's heart. I can't even imagine that nor do I ever want to. Charles Johnston Charles Johnston is a father and husband in … Continue reading 47 Why we do The Stations of the Cross?
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Confession and Why We Need It
"We're missing out on God's grace by not going to confession." Tom Peterson Tom Peterson Following 25 years as an award-winning corporate advertising executive, Tom Peterson’s life would radically change forever, after receiving a transforming Spiritual conversion while on a Catholic men’s retreat. Soon afterward, he founded VirtueMedia (pro-life) and CatholicsComeHome.org. In 2011 Catholics Come … Continue reading Confession and Why We Need It
Happy Lent 2019
March 6 marks the beginning of Lent 2019. Firstly, I attended the 12 pm mass at the Shrine of Mother Cabrini for my ashes this year! Frances Xavier Cabrini MSC, also called Mother Cabrini, was an Italian-American religious sister, who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She died in 1933 and … Continue reading Happy Lent 2019
What is Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament?
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is the only place that binds heaven to us. Above all, Jesus is reaching His hand out to us, why not take it and receive it!Caitlin Kim Caitlin Kim A disciple of Jesus, Caitlin Kim, is a wife to her true love, a mother to six blessings, and (sometimes) a … Continue reading What is Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament?
THREE QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE LENT
Lent can become a new adventure every year. Vinita Hampton Wright Vinita Hampton Wright Vinita Hampton Wright is a Loyola Press editor and writer of many books, including Days of Deepening Friendship and Acts of Moving Forward. She has been practicing Ignatian spirituality for a decade and writing about it for nearly as long. She lives in Chicago, … Continue reading THREE QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE LENT
43 Pope John Paul II won a war with the love of God
"That he could bring down that Iron curtain without firing a single bullet and forgive the man who tried to kill him, just by showing the love of God and respecting the human person, he changed world history." - Charles Johnston on John Paul II Charles Johnston is a father and husband in Phoenix, Arizona. His conversion journey has taken years, as he … Continue reading 43 Pope John Paul II won a war with the love of God