Faith is a Decision
In a conversation on the Unplanned Joyful Life podcast, Andrea Jackson talks about trust in God and how friendship can open the door to Jesus.
Acquiring the Taste of Heaven
Lent is the great season of acquiring better tastes. We let go of some good but lesser things, in order to increase our hunger for even better things—and for God himself.
My Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
When I reflect on the image of the Sacred Heart, I realize that, at a first glance, it is not such a warm image. After all, it is a bleeding heart, punctured and surrounded by a crown of thorns.
Excerpt from The 10:10 Challenge – The Corporal Works of Mercy
Jesus communicates with a staggering and perhaps unsettling clarity what the call of discipleship looks like in a world of winners and losers, powerful and weak, haves and have-nots. The sick, the impoverished, the imprisoned, the foreigner don’t only need aid from those who can help, but . . .
Can we really change for the better?
Changing the rhythms of our lives to receive more of God is difficult, but we can consciously work on this using the best advice for personal organization and habit formation available from modern and classic sources alike.
The Old Priest
Below is a fun fictional tale submitted by one of our supporters, just in time for the Halloween season!
Tune Your Rule of Life for Summer
As wonderful—or challenging—as summer can be, for many people summer is at least one thing: different. How will you tune your rule of life to be intentional about prayer, community, and mission this summer?
How to Facilitate a Spirit-Filled Discussion (Part 2)
The first part of this article mentioned the redirect technique as a helpful tool for addressing thought-provoking questions that may come up during small group discussions.
How to Facilitate a Spirit-Filled Discussion (Part 1)
As a facilitator of a small group, you play a really important role. You are the instigator of a lively, edifying, spirit-filled conversation around the most important words ever written down—God’s word in Sacred Scripture.
Using Your Imagination in Prayer
Reflecting on Scripture exercises your mind. You use your intellect to understand the passage and ponder the meaning it conveys. But your mind is not only analytical.