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The Four Last Things—Judgment

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Sep 22, 2024 | Knowing, Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

Each of us has a beginning (conceived by our parents) and each of us will have an end (death and...

The Four Last Things—Death

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Sep 8, 2024 | Knowing, Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

One of the recurring themes you will read on this site is that we are not made for Earth, but for...

Desire Not the Death of the Sinner

by Joannie Watson | Feb 23, 2024 | Between the Sundays, God's Word | 0 |

The daily readings during Lent often punch me in the gut a little. I have my prayer and...

The Only Two Moments that Matter

by Joannie Watson | Nov 10, 2023 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

How many times have you said the Hail Mary? If you’re in the noble habit of praying the Rosary,...

Reminders in the Cemetery

by Joannie Watson | Nov 3, 2023 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

When I tell people that I love cemeteries, I usually get a few responses…one of which...

In life and in death, O Lord, abide with me

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Sep 12, 2021 | Knowing, Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

“Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent” (Luke 24:29). Image:...

Monica, Augustine, and the Power of Prayer

by Joannie Watson | Aug 27, 2021 | Between the Sundays, Praying | 0 |

“If our loved one is indeed in purgatory, they would much rather have our prayers than our praise.” Image: Saint Augustine and his mother, Saint Monica The end of August brings us back-to-back feast days of two great...

Fear Not—Follow the Voice of the Good Shepherd

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Apr 25, 2021 | Living, Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

“Christ, the Good Shepherd” (detail) by Murillo “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not...

New Life in Christ

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Apr 4, 2021 | Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

“The Resurrection of Christ” (detail) by Bloch “For through the law I died to the law, that I might live for God, I have been crucified with Christ; yet I live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me; insofar as I now...