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God’s Work — and Ours

by Deacon Mark Danis | Mar 28, 2023 | Living | 0 |

We each have an eternal purpose, and the fulfillment of that purpose happens in this life. If you...

The Letter of the Law of Love

by Deacon Mark Danis | Mar 20, 2023 | Living | 0 |

“The heart is where the battle lines must be drawn in our crusade against sin.” Jesus...

The Eternal Reward for Love

by Deacon Mark Danis | Feb 27, 2023 | God's Word | 0 |

The payment for acting in righteousness and pursuing holiness, done in love, is to gain the...

Faith is not a Zero-Sum Game

by Deacon Mark Danis | Feb 20, 2023 | God's Word | 0 |

We must understand love is not something we generate ourselves. Each of us merely dilates our soul...

The Merciful Father

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Sep 11, 2022 | God's Word, Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

“Call no one on earth your father; you have but one Father in heaven” (Matthew 23:9).

Arise in Faith

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Dec 20, 2018 | Reflect | 0 |

“Arise in faith, hasten in devotion, open in praise and thanksgiving. Behold the handmaid of the Lord, she says, be it done to me according to your word.” (A homily in Praise of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Saint Bernard, abbot;...

Daily Quote — from Venerable Fulton J. Sheen

by ICL Editor | Feb 15, 2018 | Quote | 0 |

“Lenten practices of giving up pleasures are good reminders that the purpose of life is not...

Daily Reflection — Light of Christ

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Dec 17, 2016 | Reflect | 0 |

“Hark! a herald voice is calling through the shadows of the night. Cast away the dreams of darkness, Christ descends with heavenly light.” (from a hymn for Lauds on December 17). This life that we directly experience and live...

Mercy and Responsibility

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Oct 23, 2016 | Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

We are less than a month away from the closing of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, so we should...

Daily Catholic Quote — from Venerable Fulton J. Sheen

by ICL Editor | Oct 9, 2016 | Quote | 0 |

“The purpose of life is to attain to perfect life, all truth and undying ecstatic love—which is...

Catholic Quote of the Day — from C. S. Lewis

by ICL Editor | Jul 21, 2016 | Quote | 0 |

“At present we are on the outside of the world, the wrong side of the door. We discern the freshness and purity of morning, but they do not make us fresh and pure. We cannot mingle with the splendours we see. But all the leaves...