Lent with Mary
Our goal during Lent is to become intimately united with Jesus. No earthly being was more closely united to him than his mother. She has been involved in every aspect of Christianity since Jesus was conceived.
A Miraculous Healing
Fr. Basil Atwell An incurable eye disease intruded on 16-year-old Johnny Atwell’s life almost overnight. In October of 1974, the Glendive, Montana teen faced inevitable blindness. Johnny did not plead with God for a cure, however. Instead, he demanded one. God seemed not to be listening, but then something amazing happened.
Trump’s Campaign Manager’s Anti-Catholic Tweet Surfaces
The past can haunt. In the case of Katrina Pierson, spokeswoman for Donald Trump, social media can bite back 5 years later. That is when she made her anti-Catholic tweet: “Just saw a commercial from Catholic Church stating that Catholic Church was started by Jesus. I bet they believe that too. #sad”
Epic Wait During Winter Storm
Fr. Thomas Grafsgaard of Dickinson (L) concelebrates Mass On the Pennsylvania Turnpike, stranded behind miles of traffic, the students, teachers, and chaperone’s from the Bismarck diocese’s Catholic schools did what Catholics do when they get stranded in historical blizzards—pray. And in this case, while stuck in the eye of Winter Storm Jonas, they also sang…
Treading into the Devils Domain
It’s not always for the faint of heart or spiritually unprotected, but there are opportunities to venture into the devil’s domain, praying (even if silently) and reaching out to the unsuspecting victims frequenting his lair. Shouting out warnings or pushing Christianity on the uninterested has a high failure rate, but extending love and friendship has…
Supreme Court to Decide on Hearing Heartbeat Bill
On the 43rd anniversary of Roe V. Wade, January 22, 2016, the Supreme Court will decide whether or not they will review the case on North Dakota’s Heartbeat law.
Responding to a Concerned Protestant on Purgatory
I recently had a comment under an old blog article on releasing souls from Purgatory. Here is an excerpt: “The word purgatory isn’t even in Scripture. We need to abide by God’s Word and not live by man-made ideas. We know there are two options after death…. I am not Catholic and although there are many…
Is ISIS a Spiritual Consequence of Abortion?
Killing began long before terrorism and abortion, so it’s easy to separate the two as having nothing to do with one another. But in conversation, if you link abortion to the rise in terrorism, most pro-life Christians will nod and say: Of course. Associating terrorism with abortion is not something done in polite company, or…
An Apology to The Blessed Mother
Nellie Edward/ PaintedFaith Dear Blessed Mother, I owe you a long overdue apology. Recently, in adoration, while contemplating the suffering and death of Jesus, I glanced upon an image of you. I thought of you watching the torture and death of your Son. I realized that it was thoughtless of me to never have told you…
Does Ben Carson’s Religion Matter?
Dr. Ben Carson seems like a nice guy. A lot of other people think so too because he is high in the polls in the Republican presidential race. As a result, Carson’s Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) faith is a curiosity now. Will it work for him or against him? As Catholics learn more about it, it’s making…
Release Souls with This Devotion
Around 15 years ago, I discovered that we can wield unimaginable power for the souls in purgatory. During the week of All Souls Day, from November 1-8, a soul can be released from purgatory by us on every one of those days. That is no small thing.
Rise Above Family Imperfections
Sadness was not what I expected while listening to a popular Catholic speaker. His love of God and family bubbled over as he described a beautiful coming-of-age tradition when kids became teenagers in his family. That’s when it hit me. “Wow, our families are so different!”