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 day 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
2 days 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
3 days ago

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Faith

The Lord of Kairos

Today, the first Sunday of Advent, we begin a new year as a community of faith. We are opening a brand-new chapter of our spiritual journal. Yet, we realize that, most likely, what we are about to write might be a lot...

Fr Dino Vanin
7 months ago
Faith

Spiritual Temperance

"Temperance is love surrendering itself wholly to Him who is its object" -- St. Augustine I grew up hearing about how ridiculous temperance leagues and the attempts to curb drinking through government intervention were...

Jennifer Borek
8 months ago
Faith

The Valley of Elah

An insightful rabbinic metaphor views the Torah or the teaching that came down from God at Sinai as a giant light that passed into a prism atop the mountain. The light then refracted into several lights, each light...

James S. Anderson
Faith

The Healing Rays of Jesus

There are several prominent Protestant leaders who believe that the Temple destroyed in the year 70 A.D. by the future emperor Titus, will be rebuilt. However, the truth is comfortingly different. Jesus Christ is the...

Fr Dino Vanin
8 months ago
Faith

Jesus Desires to Heal Us

The soul that journeys to God, but does not shake off its cares and quiet its appetites, is like one who drags a cart uphill. St. John of the Cross (1542-91) It is important that we build spiritual muscle. One of the...

Deacon Steve Greco
Faith

Heaven: Everywhere God Is

Ezekiel’s vision (Ezekiel 47:1-12) reveals to us the riches and the blessings that God makes available to us in his Temple. There is an overabundance of life-giving water flowing from this mysterious Temple and spilling...

Fr Dino Vanin
8 months ago