Category Archives: Your Daily Faith
The Sacraments
The Sacraments When we think of Easter, we think of renewal – we think of our “chance” that makes everything good for us. This Easter I thought it would be good to talk about the Sacraments, after all these form an integral part of our faith. One could even argue that they are essentially…
The Cardinal Virtues
The Cardinal Virtues I was at a recent meditation where the topic of discussion was on temperance. You cannot speak about Temperance without speaking about the other virtues. As such you can probably guess where we’re heading to in our little discussions. For the next few weeks I’m hoping to focus…
June 26th – St. Josemaria Escriva
Today – June 26th marks the Feast Day of the one of 20th Century saints. Canonized on October 6th 2002 by Blessed John Paul II. Today we thank God for his servant St. Josemaria Escriva for bringing the message of sanctification in the ordinary duties of a Christian to the Church and to the world.…
Why You should Read I am Catholic
I Am Catholic – the Paths We All Take How did I Am Catholic come to be. Well I am NOT a writer – let’s get that straight. I didn’t major in English, Journalism or Literature. I majored in Engineering. Every time I asked my professor who to spell engineer he would laugh and…
The First Friday of the Year
The First Friday of the Year Although this First Friday is almost coming to an end, I wanted to share with you some of the things that our priest talked to us about this morning. Every First Friday at the 9am Mass there is Benediction in our parish. This morning being the first Friday of…
What does it mean to Pray
What does it mean to Pray In my book I am Catholic – there is a chapter that discusses prayer. But it doesn’t discuss it like – this is how we pray. It narrates a person actually praying. As I contemplated writing this post I was lost for words, until I started reading my mediation…
Contemplating the Passion of Jesus on Good Friday
Contemplating the Passion of Jesus As we approach Easter we are reminded more and more about the Passion of our Lord. Easter is usually a joyous time and yet, for us to reach to that joy we have to pass through the Cross. We have to encounter death. We have to encounter pain. This Good…
The Beginning – Baptism
The Beginning – Baptism In thinking about the journey that we take in life and in the Church, I was thinking about how the Sacraments are indeed a journey. Baptism is the beginning of that journey. Regardless of the age when you are baptized, It is through this sacrament that you are born into…
The Benefits of a Retreat
The Benefits of a Retreat The Church invites each and every Catholic to go on a retreat at least once a year. This year I did my retreat during Lent. I would usually do my retreat during Advent in anticipation for Christmas but this year I decided to change it up a bit. It really…
The Sacraments – The Eucharist
The Sacraments – The Eucharist “The Body of Christ” “Amen” Whenever we receive Holy Communion, these words are spoken to us and we reply with the “Amen”. Sometimes I feel that it is at that moment that the Great Amen is truly pronounced in the Mass. I believe that what…
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