Hell is not a threat by God. It’s a diagnosis of the stakes for which we play and the consequences of being the sort of fallen creatures we are in the sort of universe this is with the sort of God who made it. When the doc says “If you persist in your behavior without change … Continue reading
Heart’s Desire
O, my Lord, I enthrone You In my heart. Bowing before You, I take refuge In Your Mercy. I clasp fast The hand of the Virgin, She, who bore my Savior, Now, holds my entreaties In her Immaculate Heart. In Mary’s bosom, The Fire of Your Love Refashions my heart’s desire, That it may reflect … Continue reading
Sunday Snippets–A Catholic Carnival
It’s time once again for Sunday Snippets. We are Catholic bloggers sharing weekly our best posts with one another. Join us to read and/or contribute. To participate, go to your blog and create a post titled Sunday Snippets–A Catholic Carnival. Make sure that the post links back to here, and leave a link to your snippets post on our host, RAnn’s, site, This, … Continue reading
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary after Holy Mass
O Maria Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary after Holy Mass O MARY, most holy Virgin and Mother, behold, I have received thy most beloved Son, Jesus Christ, whom thou concievedst in thy spotless womb, bore, nursed, and held with thy sweet embraces. Behold Him at whose sight thou willst rejoice and be filled with … Continue reading
Voter’s’ Voice–Michael Taylor–Congress Must Act
August 8, 2013 Dear Friend, The Obama Administration’s contraceptive/abortifacient/sterilization mandate will begin to be enforced against nonprofit religious schools, charities and health care providers on January 1, 2014. In the weeks to come, Congress must decide whether to address this problem before that deadline. Members of Congress should continue to be urged to co-sponsor the … Continue reading
Wife’s Prayer
Wife’s Prayer O merciful Lord God, who in the beginning didst take Eve out of the side of Adam and didst give her to him as a helpmate: grant me grace to live worthy of the honorable estate of matrimony to which Thou hast called me, that I may love my husband with a pure … Continue reading
