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Biblical Lessons on Fasting

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Feb 25, 2024 | Knowing, Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

Do you really want to supercharge your faith life? Follow the example of Jesus and the New...

Fasting and the Bible

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Mar 14, 2023 | Knowing, Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

Do you really want to supercharge your faith life? Follow the example of Jesus and the New...

What Does the Bible Teach About Fasting?

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Mar 1, 2020 | Prayer / Spiritual Life, Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

“Into the Wild” © by Jef Murray—(Click sketch for artist’s gallery.) Lent has...

Sunday Reflection—Rich Man and Beggar

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. | Sep 28, 2019 | Sundays | 0 |

Luke, chapter 16, tells the story of the Rich man and the Beggar, Dives and Lazarus. It shows how some choices we make lead to addictions that can determine our eternal destiny. Gluttony, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, is a...

What Does the Bible Teach About Fasting?

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Feb 24, 2019 | Prayer / Spiritual Life, Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

Lent is fast approaching, so I thought we should revisit self-denial. Fasting and other forms of...

Daily Catholic Quote — from St. Dominic

by ICL Editor | Aug 8, 2017 | Quote | 0 |

“A man who governs his passions is master of the world. We must either command them or be enslaved...

Daily Catholic Quote — from G. K. Chesterton

by ICL Editor | Oct 13, 2016 | Quote | 0 |

“There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.” (G. K. Chesterton; The Crimes of England) Print this...

Catholic Quote of the Day — from G. K. Chesterton

by ICL Editor | Oct 26, 2015 | Quote | 0 |

“There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.” (G. K. Chesterton; The Crimes of England) Print this...

Daily Catholic Quote from St. Dominic

by ICL Editor | Aug 8, 2014 | Quote | 0 |

“A man who governs his passions is master of the world. We must either command them or be enslaved...

The Biblical Basis for the Catholic Practice of Fast and Abstinence

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Mar 9, 2014 | Prayer / Spiritual Life, Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

Last week, I asked the question, “Are you looking for the secret to a better, deeper, more joyful life in Christ?” and responded by exploring the reasons for the Catholic practice of self-denial. We saw that...

Daily Catholic Quote from G. K. Chesterton

by ICL Editor | Jan 29, 2014 | Quote | 0 |

“There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.” (G. K. Chesterton; The Crimes of England) If you liked this quote, please share it with your friends and family...