Suicide Prevention Awareness Month by Joanne Halt M.A. – NAMI FaithNet Our mind is only as healthy as our brain. Like other organs, our brain can get hurt from head trauma, ingesting harmful substances and not practicing healthy brain habits….
Grow in Holiness By Fr Philip Dion – Catholic Exchange Too often a person looks at the past year and beholds only the shambles of the good resolutions he made last year concerning his predominant fault or some virtue he…
Reasons to be Filled with Hope by Fr. Ed Broom, OMV – Catholic Exchange In the moment of receiving the Sacrament of Baptism, our soul receives many extraordinary gifts, among which are the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity….
The Cross Leads to Greatness by Constance T. Hull – Catholic Exchange There is a quote by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI that frequently makes the rounds in social media: “The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for…
The Importance of Prayer by: Kelly O’Dell Stanley – christianity.com Prayer is important because it makes us more like Jesus and because it reveals to us the heart and mind of God. Praying because we’re “supposed to” isn’t always enough…
Truth and the Eucharist by: Romano Guardini – Catholic Exchange One thought belongs here: revelation and the pious recognition of divine truth. What does community with another person mean? Above all, it demands genuine mutual exchange, respect for his person,…
Trinity Sunday Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost to honor the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Although the word “trinity” does not appear in Scripture, it is taught in Matthew 28:18-20 and 2 Corinthians 13:14…
Growing in Faith Through CoronaVirus by Mark Pattison – Catholic News Service Two separate polls show that Americans are relying more on their faith to help persevere through the coronavirus pandemic. The Pew Research Center, in a survey released April…
Devotion of Divine Mercy by Mike Navarro Divine Mercy Background in the Church To open the millennium, Pope John Paul II declared that the Second Sunday of Easter would become the Feast of Divine Mercy, and he exhorted the faithful…
What makes a Parish Excellent? By: Natalie Cornell Paul Wilkes, author of “Excellent Catholic Parishes,” said he wants Catholic parishes to be “yes” churches instead of “no” churches. At a recent teleconference workshop for the 66th National Conference for Catechetical…
