One of the number one questions people ask in the world is, "if there is a God, why is there suffering?" As Christians, we know that it is through Christ's suffering that we receive Eternal Life. But how can our own suffering also be a gift? Read to learn more!
Our modern world today has a million distractions to pull us away from God. While the secular world is not all bad, we do need to remember where our priorities lie should always be with God. Are we consumed by our hobbies or by God?
Evangelization is a crucial and vital element of our Christian Faith, but how we evangelize also matters. Learn about better practices on how to reach out to others and what NOT to do to scare them away.
Our country isn't perfect, but she is our mother homeland. We are called to love her and care for her in her time of need. Let us pray for the United States of America, no matter what she goes through.
Abortion isn't a necessary evil, it is just evil. Many of us have become so apathetic to it, that we have forgotten our call to speak out. May we care for all people, both inside and outside of the womb.
God doesn't want to just give you grace just for the big moments in your life, but for every single detail. It's up to use to open ourselves up and accept this grace.
There is a lot going on in our world today that can cause us to worry and panic about our future. However, no matter what happens, no one can take our Faith from us. We can always trust in God.
Catholic social teaching is something we should live on a daily basis. As Christians, it is easy to try to skirt away from these difficult truths, but it is up to us to defend and be an advocate for the most vulnerable among us.
Sometimes suffering doesn't make sense to us. Sometimes it drives us to cry out to God, "Why? Why did this happen?" However, there is a greater purpose behind it all, and it begins at the cross.
We all go through times when we aren't at our best. It can be easy during these times to be filled with guilt at all that we aren't doing, but this only serves to separate us more from those we love and want to serve.
We all have limits which help us to keep our life in balance. Knowing these limits doesn't only help us take care of ourselves, but our relationship with God and others as well. We cannot give what we do not have.
We all have our burdens to bear, but we also have many joys and blessings that come with our suffering. May we be drawn closer to God by focusing on the way life isn't fair to our advantage rather than the disadvantage.
While we all have the same goal of Heaven, how we attain this goal is unique and different. We are made to help each other on the way, but not to compare ourselves to others. Someday we will all be together in Paradise.
God is longing to talk to us in the silence of our hearts, but often we only listen to ourselves and what we want instead of God. How can you hear God better?
“We must be strengthened and refreshed by the Holy Spirit’s consolation, guided by His enlightenment, and fortified by His courage.”- The Gift of God: the Holy Spirit by Andrew Apostoli, CFR