Always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who calls you to account for the Hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence. 1 Peter 3:15 That quote in 1Peter defines you in 40 Days for Life. You are gentle and reverent, and you have great Hope. What is the …
We have run the good race… almost As St. Paul said, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” Well, we are almost there, too. As we enter the last week of the vigil, we can see the finish line not far ahead. We have run the …
Day 34: Thanks to St. Catherine Laboure & Christ the Divine Shepherd Parishes Read More »
PUT YOUR COAT ON! THOUGHT FOR THE DAY (courtesy of “Church on the Move” paraphrasing Isaiah): If you put on a coat on a cold and wet day, does the coat change the weather? No! It changes you! It changes your ability to endure harsh conditions. PRAYER and worship are like a coat we put …
QUESTION: What is better than a Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic closed on a SATURDAY? Answer: NOT MUCH!! Plus — news of a PILOT who might never have been born! Praise and Glory to God for today’s unexpected BLESSINGS! NO KILLING today at Pittsburgh Planned Parenthood! Our God is an AWESOME GOD! And from the sidewalk …
Healing Frequently when we pray and try to offer free help to PP clients and passersby, we are met with angry responses. Sometimes, the reactions escalate to the overturning of our fetal models table or taking our signs. Why do people react that way to loving offers of free help? I’ve often thought that the …
Choose this day who you will serve; God or man. God=life, sin=death God=life, sin=death. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from …
Just When I Needed You Most… I woke up at 4 am last Friday morning and couldn’t get back to sleep, so I decided to just have some extended prayer time. I ended up spending two hours listening to an audiobook entitled, “The Passion, as Dictated by Jesus to Catalina” (CLICK HERE FOR THE PDF). …
Prayer and reflection Exodus 90 is a 90-day period of intense reflection, nightly examination of conscience, prayer, fraternity, and aestheticism. It is really a ninety-day Lent, that seeks freedom from our sins, faults, and shortcomings and helps to begin anew with grace, good habits of prayer, Holy hours and frequenting the Sacraments. We benefit by …
“You are the light of the world” Think about it, we really do bring light to the darkness of downtown. We reflect HIS light and goodness. We are like the moon reflecting the light of the sun, or should I say the SON. Many would like us to go away. Many would like to do …
Day 27: Thanks to Mary, Mother of God Parish and the faithful prayer warriors Read More »
Lent is a profoundly beautiful season, and therefore beckons the heart to do profoundly beautiful things for Our Lord and others. It is a season where Christ Crucified touches your soul and inspires you to give and not count the cost — to forgive the one who has hurt you deeply, to lay down your life …
