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True Prayer Leads to ActionA Story by Bishop R. Joseph Owles"Love is found in deeds rather than in words," at least that's what St. Ignatius tells me. St. Gregory the Great seems to agree because he tells m.. |
Why Does God Give Us Commandments?A Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesIf we are God's Children, then we are heirs to God's power and God's Kingdom. We are princes and princesses waiting to rule. Though we are princ.. |
Lent: Day SixA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesEvery time I fail, it’s because I sacrificed what I want for what I want in the moment. Which brings me to St. Benedict’s second step towa.. |
Lent: Day SevenA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesA couple of years ago I was about to start my morning class, when I received an email from my supervisor at the time, telling me I had to use some boo.. |
Lent: Day EightA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesWhen I was a young child, my mother said two things to me that offended me: The first was she told me that she thought the Beatles never should have m.. |
Lent: Day NineA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesIt feels like a month ago, but it’s only been a little over a week, when I thought about what humility is, and defined it in part as “an h.. |
Lent: Day TenA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesI don’t believe that everything that happens is God’s will"I never have. I guess I understand in theory how people assume that. If God is .. |
Sunday MorningA Poem by AnastasiaBettsWhat church going family hasn't experienced this? What mom hasn't felt this way? At the time I felt like I was the only one going through this... no.. |
Contraceptives and CatholicsA Story by Knight in ArmorWhy the Catholic Church should reconsider their stance on contraceptives |
Lent: Day TwelveA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesSt. Benedict’s eighth step to humility is:The eighth degree of humility is, when a monk does nothing but what is sanctioned by the common rule o.. |
Lent: Day ThirteenA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesThe ninth step of humility, according to St. Benedict, is:when a monk refrains from speaking, and does not speak until he is asked; for the Scripture .. |
Lent: Day FourteenA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesI’m going to interpret St. Benedict’s next step to humility as:NEVER LAUGH AT, DERIDE, OR MOCK ANYONE OR ANYTHING.If you read the rule, ho.. |
Lent: Day FifteenA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesThe eleventh rung of humility is:SPEAK GENTLY, CALMLY, AND BRIEFLYThis makes me think of when Kevin Smith used to make films. His two returning charac.. |
Offending GodA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesI DARE YOU TO READ THIS! |
The MarineA Story by Jenn KLuke is a Marine that just returned from war. After seeing and experiencing the atrocities of war, he is now unable to face real life, but in an aband.. |
Lent Day SixteenA Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesThe last step to humility, according to St. Benedict is to be humble in everything action.The twelfth degree of humility is, when a monk is not only h.. |
Lent: Day Seventeen--Even if God Doesn't Exist, Go..A Story by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesEvery once in a while I run across an atheist who decides he is going to show my the error of my ways and the level of my delusion. A rational, educat.. |