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To young Christians of the world, Pope Francis has a message for you: «Christ is alive, and he wants you to be alive!» In his fourth apostolic exhortation, Christus Vivit , Pope Francis encapsulates the work of the 2018 synod of bishops on «Young People, The Faith, and Vocational Discernment.» Pope Francis has always had a special relationship with young people, and in his fatherly love for you he shows that: You can relate to young people in Scripture who made a difference You identify...
| Автор | Pope Francis |
Fr. Jonathan Morris Calls Us to Be the Light of the World In 1945, Father James Keller saw a world at war, the beginnings of the cold war, and divisions at home. He was a man who believed that against all odds one person could make a difference – so he started a grass-roots movement called The Christophers – literally «Christbearers» – in the belief that each individual has a role in bringing hope and change to a troubled world. And the response was staggering. The world was hungry for the...
| Автор | Presented by Father Jonathan Morris |
“All of us are called to keep striving towards something greater than ourselves and our families, and every family must feel this constant impulse. Let us make this journey as families, let us keep walking together.” Pope Francis, Amoris Laetitia In his groundbreaking work on modern family life, Amoris Laetitia: On Love in the Family , Pope Francis continues to guide and lead the Church, calling us to be a sign of mercy and encouragement for families of all shapes and sizes. The Our Sunday...
| Автор | Pope Francis |
Are you restless and looking for more out of life? Do you desire a deeper experience of God’s love and mercy? Have you been searching for freedom, peace, fulfillment, and joy? You can find all of these things in the story of Jesus Christ. But be aware—it’s nothing like you’re expecting. In Jesus: The Story You Thought You Knew , Deacon Keith Strohm invites you not just to read about Jesus, but to have a transformative encounter with him. This isn’t a book of theology, or an abstract story...
| Автор | Deacon Keith Strohm |
Here are occasions of grace experienced with a baseball coach in a Boston bar, a hotel shuttle driver at a Florida airport, during a retreat Mass in Indianapolis, a winery in Sonoma, a rectory kitchen, a youth conference, an exchange between inner city principals, a high school reunion, the front porch one evening, the health club before dawn, a funeral request, a Brooklyn subway, and many more everyday settings.</p><p>Reading them will bring your own occasions of grace to the...
| Автор | Mike Carotta |
As a journalist, television news producer, writer, and editor, Marcia Segelstein has spent decades reporting on family-related issues. Her work has brought her face-to-face with troubling shifts in our culture away from Christian values – and the impact these trends are having on our children. As a mother, Marcia recognizes that these are more than news stories: they are a personal battle. And this is a battle every Christian parent today must be equipped to fight. In Don’t Let the Culture...
| Автор | Marcia Segelstein |
“ Hurting in the Church provides a psychologically wise and spiritually profound path forward for Catholics who have been abused, traumatized, or wounded by other Catholics – especially those in leadership. Chapter 10 on how to recover one’s belief in and love for the Church is worth the price of the book alone!” – Sherry Weddell, Best-selling author of Forming Intentional Disciples “An honest and much-needed book that addresses … the many Catholics who feel marginalized, ignored, hurt,...
| Автор | Fr. Thomas Berg |
"God makes promises and keeps them, and these promises are about love for us. During every challenge, every disappointment, I have held on to this." Carolyn Woo grew up in Hong Kong, a city of refugees who had fled from the communist government in China, as her own parents had done. Relatives crashed on their couches and brutal stories of Red Guards filtered through, but the ferment of the time fueled a drive to create opportunities. Wasting no time, Carolyn earned her doctorate in the...
| Автор | Dr. Carolyn Y. Woo |
How do you turn your home into a place where saints are made? By practicing the “little way” of family life at home, every day. St. Therese of Lisieux’s “little way” shows us that we can achieve holiness by performing even the smallest acts with great love. For the family, every day is made up of many, many small acts – feeding hungry tummies, comforting a feverish child, getting a squirmy toddler dressed for mass – and in each one we have the opportunity to practice mercy and be a living...
| Автор | Lisa Popcak |
"You mean sixty-one seconds. You said sixty-one minutes, but you mean a little over one minute." "No," I said. «He didn’t have a pulse for over an hour.» After a healthy pregnancy, on September 16, 2010, Bonnie L. Engstrom delivered a stillborn baby boy. After sixty-one minutes, just when the doctors were going to call a time of death, James Fulton’s heart began to beat. In that sixty-one minutes, the Engstrom’s been asking for and counting on the powerful intercession of James’s...
| Автор | Bonnie L. Engstrom |
“Author David Prosen speaks generously and with wisdom out of his own experience of same-sex attractions: without love, all the rules and commandments in the world fall flat. It is not for us to fix or change the person with same-sex attractions; our place is simply to love them. Just like anyone else, people with same-sex attractions first need to hear that their heavenly Father cares for them. Prosen reminds us of the power of affirming love in our own experience. When someone takes the time...
| Автор | David Prosen |
These days more than ever, finding good friends is just plain hard. Even for those who are lucky enough to have found their people, making time to keep friendships strong and healthy can be a daunting task. Can We Be Friends? tackles the issue head on, taking a fun and honest look at friendship: why we need friends, where we find friends, and even when to let friends go. Author Rebecca Frech details the different types of friends, ways to grow intentionally in friendship, and how to decide...
| Автор | Rebecca Frech |
If knowing someone’s family helps us to know that person, then we must understand Francis as a son of St. Ignatius to appreciate the sources of his spiritual fire, and we must look at how the Jesuit saints lived to fully grasp how Francis strives to live. – From the introduction What makes Pope Francis tick? Where do his (sometimes unexpected) ideas come from? Why does he often rattle people with what he says? What makes him so different from other popes before him? And why should we...
| Автор | Sean Salai, S.J. |
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son.” – John 3:16 What does it mean to be saved? Can I know that I am saved? As Christians, and especially as Catholics, we face these questions on a daily basis, not only from the people we meet but also in our own hearts. Scripture provides the answer, for the Bible isn’t simply a collection of disjointed tales – it is the story of our salvation. In this Bible study, Fr. Mitch Pacwa guides us through Catholic teaching on salvation, as found...
| Автор | Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. |
Petroc Willey, Dominic Scotto и др.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church gives Catholics everything they need to have a greater understanding of the faith. But reading the Catechism cover to cover can be difficult and intimidating. A Year with the Catechism: 365 Day Reading Plan brings the treasures of the Catechism to aspiring readers in manageable, bite-sized pieces. Each day, a brief reflection breaks open the selected text, explains unfamiliar terms, and unlocks the spiritual and pastoral meaning. This collaborative...
| Автор | Petroc Willey, Dominic Scotto и др. |
"Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed." – Matthew 8:8 When we, or a family member or friend, are faced with an injury or illness, physical or emotional, our thoughts turn to God in prayer for healing. We want to believe, as the Centurion did, that God will grant healing, but we wonder. And if we as Catholics have doubts, what does this mean to a hurting world, also in need of healing? In her new book Healing: Bringing...
| Автор | Mary Healy |
Whatever you thought you knew – about God, about life, about the world – Mother Teresa's extraordinary message will take you deeper still!Written by the co-founder of her priests' communityPublished at Mother Teresa's personal request to share her message with the worldRevealing insightsPersonal stories Gain unprecedented access to and understanding of Mother Teresa's secret source of passion, spirit, and impact! #goodreads-widget { font-family: georgia, serif; padding:...
| Автор | Joseph Langford |
"Where are you?" God called out to the first couple in the Garden of Eden. He never stops asking us the same question. The divine search for us continues in the person of Jesus Christ, the Word of God made flesh. When Jesus himself asks questions in the New Testament, he asks not because he needs an answer, but to draw us out of the shadows and into his presence. And he asks a lot of questions: "Do you want to be healed?" "Who do the crowds say that I am?" "Why do you...
| Автор | Leonard J. DeLorenzo |
“As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he rose and followed him.” – Matthew 9:9 Conversion . The word is often associated with a one-time event, such as the call of Saint Matthew. But even for Matthew, that call was only the beginning, the moment when he started following Jesus. For Matthew, as for all the saints, his conversion lasted a lifetime. Real conversion – repentance and turning toward God – is a...
| Автор | Derek Rotty |
“Very often it is grandparents who ensure that the most important values are passed down to their grandchildren, and many people can testify that they owe their initiation into the Christian life to their grandparents.” – Pope Francis, apostolic exhortation The Joy of Love As fun and special as time spent with grandchildren can be, we know that being a grandparent is a supporting – and not a starring – role. So, how can grandparents truly make a difference in their grandchildren’s lives? ...
| Автор | Susan M. Erschen |
A Glimpse Into the Future If a woman could ever get a glimpse at what her world would be when she becomes a mother, she would be presented with the realilty that her innermost desires and life plans would be altered or put on hold because she would be inundated with the care of others. If she was also allowed to glimpse the unending joy she would receive as a mother, there would be no pause to consider, no hesitation, as she embraced the whole package, knowing in her heart that her children...
| Автор | Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle |
What should I do? We ask the question when we pray. We ask it when we run out of answers to our problems. We ask it when we face big decisions. We ask it when we get out of bed in the morning: How should I live this day as well as I can? We can find answers through learning the art of discernment-the wisdom that enables us to see and interpret the leading of the Holy Spirit as it is manifested in the inner lives of our hearts. The great master of this art was St. Ignatius Loyola, author of ...
| Автор | Jim Manney |
In a very practical way, Fr. Dwight Longenecker invites you to consider how each of the events in the lives of Jesus and Mary, represented by the mysteries of the Rosary, corresponds to an event or stage in your own life. Through stories, reflections, and prayerful meditations, you will uncover areas where you may need Christ’s healing touch, and learn how to take them to him in prayer through Our Lady. Learn to pray the Rosary for inner healing and discover a new life in Christ that is...
| Автор | Fr. Dwight Longenecker |
A preacher kid’s at a Catholic university, Kevin Lowry settled into a “double major in beer and billiards” soon followed by uncomfortable run-ins with pious students, failing grades, increasing anxiety, a missing night—and the startling realization that some fellow students actually attended Mass the morning after a party instead of sleeping it off.</p><p>After getting kicked out, Kevin got his act together, got the MBA, and also got the girl. Meanwhile God was working, drawing him...
| Автор | Kevin Lowry |