Catholic Journal
Faith

We Are Never Alone

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for your selves. (Matthew 11:29) How can Jesus’ “yoke,” (i.e. his challenging teachings) be construed as “easy” and its burden “light?” Jesus’ yoke is...

Fr Dino Vanin
1 hour ago
Faith

The Lord is Calling Each of Us

One summer morning a farmer named Ned was helping his neighbor Willy build a new fence, but the work was going slowly. Finally, Ned deliberately dropped a fence post in a muddy puddle of water, splattering both men with mud. Ned’s wife happened to...

Fr Joseph Esper
23 hours ago
Faith

A Wellspring of Graces

The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Solemnity is formally celebrated on June 12. On that date, Bishop Piotr Sawczuk of the Diocese of Drohiczyn elevated the Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, in Milejczyce...

Paul Suski
2 days ago

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Faith

Finding Joy Through Mercy

Are these orders from Jesus (Luke 6: 27-37) a string of exaggerations designed to shock us? NO! We all know very well that Jesus means every single one of these statements, shocking and nearly impossible to implement as...

Fr Dino Vanin
February 21, 2025
Faith

The Logic of True Love

Now that the feast of St Valentine is over it is wise to reconnect with the greatest values which make our lives all the more meaningful. One such value is love. When the concept and practice of love has become so much...

Fr Mario Attard OFM Cap
Faith

If It Makes You Happy

In 1996, the American singer & songwriter, Sheryl Crow, wrote and performed a song that made its way to the Billboard Top Ten and earned her a Grammy. Entitled If It Makes You Happy, the lyrics go like this… If it...

Deacon Kurt Godfryd
February 16, 2025
Faith

Collagen for Our Prayer

Warning: Statements made in this article are not supported by either Doctors of the Church nor medicine… My knees hurt. Age, arthritis, sports… who knows why. Besides routine aches, I also notice this joy of aging when...

Deacon Gregory Webster
Faith

Forgiving Ourselves

A constant theme in the presentations I make through Spirit Filled Hearts Ministry, my apostolate, is that of forgiveness, beginning with forgiving ourselves. We are forgiven. Amen? We may know that in our heads, but is...

Deacon Steve Greco
February 11, 2025
Faith

Opening Ourselves to Jesus’ Miracles

We are swamped with words. Some poisonous like gossip; some devastating like slander; others unsettling like rumors and criticism. Most of them, though, are empty and meaningless, hot air—precisely. How many millions of...

Fr Dino Vanin