Growing in Faith Challenge: When you ask Christ for something in prayer, make sure there is no selfishness in your petition.
Health Care: Catholics’ 2 Views Would health-care reform be prayer answered for Catholics? Or is it a disaster waiting to happen? It depends which Catholic expert you ask.
Holy Gospel: August 16 “Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them." (Matthew 19: 13-15)
Holy Gospel: August 15 "“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb." (Luke 1: 39-56)
Selling Suicide in Seattle A report on the state of the assisted suicide proposal in Washington, and how efforts to lobby the state’s medical association paid off.
Holy Gospel: August 14 Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him?
As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times. (Matthew 18: 21–19: 1)
The Practicality of Saints How the idea of venerating saints is a thoroughly modern and practical idea as illustrated by Monica and Augustine
Holy Gospel: August 12 "Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven. Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven. And whoever receives one child such as this in my name receives me." (Matthew 18: 1-5, 10, 12-14)
Follow the Money The major news media missed the Edward's disaster.
A Modest Money Miracle Challenge: Send in a charitable contribution to your parish or other charity and trust in God’s providence to provide for your needs.
Holy Gospel: August 11 Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men, and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.” (Matthew 17: 22-27)
Turn to Jesus Challenge: Today when you pray, look back on the road traveled thus far and be grateful.
Holy Gospel: August 09 "If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17: 14-20)