Good Enough for Eternity Do you sometimes think that you will never be "perfect enough to get to heaven? Here's a lesson about that from a most unlikely source.
Ten Great Books Worth Knowing About Cheryl Dickow shares her top ten book list which includes health and fitness and fun fiction for the entire family.
Am I So Heavenly Minded that I Am No Earthly Good? In a culture where it’s considered “impolite” to so much as talk about our deep love of Christ in the workplace or with casual acquaintances, I think it would do the Church and society good for more of us to be obsessed with the afterlife!
Holy Gospel: November 29 "Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed." (Matthew 8:5-11)
Holy Gospel: November 28 "Stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come." (Matthew 24:37-44)
Holy Gospel: November 27 "Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap." (Luke 21:34-36)
Holy Gospel: November 26 "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away." (Luke 21:29-33)
Holy Gospel: November 24 "They will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons, and they will have you led before kings and governors because of my name." (Luke 21:12-19)
Crisis of Faith The main symptom is the tendency to judge the Church not by the standards of faith but by political standards.
Saint Spotters The fact that we now have serious investigation into the lives of holy Americans from Fulton J. Sheen to Michael McGivney is a sign that more American Catholics, especially American clergy, are taking holiness seriously.