What’s In Your Heart?
The things that we do tell us who we think we are. (The truth is that who we are should determine what we do… yet the world behaves as if what we do defines who we are… that is a topic for another...
View ArticleDaily Reflection — Glad Tidings
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at...
View ArticleDo You Reveal Jesus When People See You?
“As I have loved you, so you also should love one another” (John 13:34). In John 14:15, Jesus tells his apostles, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” In this passage, Jesus is preparing...
View ArticleCatholic Quote of the Day — from Pope Francis
“When in the evening of life, we are asked if we fed the hungry and gave drink to the thirsty, we will also be asked if we helped persons come out of doubt, if we were committed to receive sinners,...
View ArticleDaily Lenten Reflection — A People of Love
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you… love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:9,12). After three years of being with his Apostles, Jesus must prepare them for His Passion, Death,...
View ArticleAn Outpouring of the Lord’s Divine Mercy
All Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation are celebrations of the highest importance on the Church’s liturgical calendar. These days, plus a few others, are known as solemnities. Two solemnities are so...
View ArticleFirst Thoughts from Athens
Editor’s Note: ICL Contributing Writer, Deacon Steve Swope, is a Catholic Relief Services Global Fellow Educator and a member of a Catholic Relief Services delegation that traveled to Greece and Serbia...
View ArticleCatholic Quote of the Day — from St. Vincent de Paul
“Extend your mercy towards others, so that there can be no one in need whom you meet without helping. For what hope is there for us if God should withdraw His Mercy from us?” (St. Vincent de Paul) The...
View ArticleEncountering the Word — James 5:19-20
A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “My brethren, if any one among you wanders from the truth and some one brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from the error of his way will...
View ArticleLiving an Authentic Life
The things that we do tell us who we think we are. (The truth is that who we are should determine what we do… yet the world behaves as if what we do defines who we are… that is a topic for another...
View ArticleBeautiful Strength
Small Things Series: Little Things Can Make a Big Difference “Beautiful Strength” by T. Thomas Mariana is a beautiful woman in her sixties, a former professional ballerina trained in the Russian...
View ArticleSpeak less, Do more
When I was a child, I awoke many mornings and found my mother in the kitchen preparing breakfast or folding laundry, while she watched Protestant television evangelists preach the word of God. Some...
View ArticleDaily Reflection — Glad Tidings
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at...
View ArticleDaily Catholic Quote — from Pope Francis
“It is Jesus himself who invites us to make room in our hearts for the urgency to “feed the hungry”, and the Church has made it one of the corporal works of mercy. To share what we have with those who...
View ArticleTrust in the Lord’s Divine Mercy
All Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation are celebrations of the highest importance on the Church’s liturgical calendar. These days, plus a few others, are known as solemnities. Two solemnities are so...
View ArticleDaily Catholic Quote — from St. Vincent de Paul
“Extend your mercy towards others, so that there can be no one in need whom you meet without helping. For what hope is there for us if God should withdraw His Mercy from us?” (St. Vincent de Paul) The...
View ArticleJesus—The Living Bread That Came Down From Heaven
The Altar of Sacrifice The Altar of Sacrifice on which the Lord redeemed us is His Cross on Calvary, lifted up nearly 2,000 years ago. Jesus has made it possible for that “once for all sacrifice” to be...
View ArticleDaily Reflection — God’s Gift of Grace
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10) In Him all things are possible, nothing matters without...
View ArticleHelp! I need Practical Ideas for Living the Faith
For the last several years, there has been an increased interest in practical advice on how to practice their faith. Certainly, the uncertainty and growing chaos in the secular world have something to...
View ArticleTo Live an Authentic Life
The things that we do tell us who we think we are. (The truth is that who we are should determine what we do… yet the world behaves as if what we do defines who we are… that is a topic for another...
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