Know the Tree by Its Fruits Challenge: Concentrate today on practicing one virtue that you know you need to work on.
Leading Others to Heaven Challenge: Identify two or three practical things you can do this week to grow in the virtue of humility.
A Most High Ideal Challenge: Transform your way of judging from your point of view to God’s.
Holy Gospel: September 14 "God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him." (John 3:13-17)
Holy Gospel: September 11 "A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit." (Luke 6:43-49)
Holy Gospel: September 10 "Why do you notice the splinter in your brother's eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own?" (Luke 6:39-42)
Holy Gospel: September 9 "If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?" (Luke 6:27-38)
Holy Gospel: September 8 "It is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her." (Matthew 1:1-16, 18-23)
Embarrassment of a Personal Nature Do you ever feel so embarassed that you never want to see "those people" again? Maybe you've fallen into a well crafted trap meant to stop you in your tracks?
The Power to Overcome When we yield to temptation, it is not because God has failed to give us the power to overcome it. Rather, it is because we have failed to make use of that power.
Fun Food for Fall! Cheryl Dickow shares some interesting food information for women (and men!) and encourages you to share your recipes with others.
Avoiding Israel's Path Can Baptism and weekly attendance at Mass alone save us if we are not living lives that are obedient to the written Word of God?
What Yom Kippur Means to Catholics Cheryl Dickow explores how the high holy days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur have meaning for Catholics.
Becoming the New You Challenge: Live today, Friday, as a memorial of the death of Our Lord by offering a small sacrifice as a penance for your sins.
The Great Navigator Challenge: Work on being a good and positive motivator today.
Risen People Called to Serve Challenge: Earnestly ask Christ to cure your most dominant defect. Take one concrete step in acquiring its opposing virtue.
Holy Gospel: September 7 Jesus departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. (Luke 6:12-19)
Holy Gospel: September 6 "Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?" (Luke 6:6-11)
Holy Gospel: September 5 "Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple." (Luke 14:25-33)