“You want to do something for the Lord…do it. Whatever you feel needs to be done, even though you’re shaking in your boots, you’re scared to death — take the first step forward. The grace comes with that one step and you get the grace as you step. Being afraid is not a problem; it’s doing nothing when you feel afraid.” — Mother Angelica Over at the National Catholic Reporter, Jennifer Fulwiler’s article on what she learned from Mother Angelica resonated with me. Years ago, my spiritual life had stalled. The evangelical church I attended had invited a charismatic potential … Continue reading
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It is more than 20 years since my first online chat and I am still anxious about each new development but far more open to being given help out of my comfort zone and enjoy this new world of technology. I am not a technologically comfortable person. I remember hating my first remote control because I could not understand what each button did. I still don’t but am comfortable with not knowing. In 1991, I was dragged with great resistance on my part to the computer for my first online chat. It was on Compuserve in the science fiction forum. … Continue reading
12th Day of Christmas: St. John Neumann, Saint Telesphorus, Pope and Martyr St John Neumann knew 8 languages and was a huge promoter of parochial schools in the USA. –catholicculture.org According to St. Irenaeus, St. Telesphorus, who governed the Church from 126 to 136 during a period of violent persecution, suffered martyrdom for the faith. –ucatholic.com Fr. Z on the Epiphany In this life we know God only indirectly, by faith, our reason aided by the authority of revelation and by grace. This is St. Paul’s “dark glass” (1 Cor 13:12) through which we peer toward Him in longing. Christ … Continue reading