Conversion
Directing our Zeal
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012As Catholics United for the Faith, we pray daily that even before the priorities of our apostolate, God would “direct our zeal first of all to the renewal of our own hearts.” For our own interior conversion we need constant encouragement, faithful prayer, and most of all perseverance when we recognize our weaknesses. Let a brief word of encouragement from [...]
End-of-the-Week Round-Up
Friday, March 12th, 2010A number of interesting stories have crossed my screen this week. I haven’t had time to post each individually, but wanted to draw attention to some of them nonetheless. This link will take you to the YouTube video “‘Unwanted’: A Story about Choice.” It’s about one child–a child of rape–and the effect of his mother’s [...]
Are you ready for Lent?
Friday, February 20th, 2009Every year it seems that I get my “Lenten stride” about three days before Holy Week. I always regret not doing more, sooner. Here are some resources and answers to Lenten questions to help us start Lent on the right foot: –Read Pope Benedict XVI’s Message for Lent 2009. –Read Pope Paul VI’s Apostolic Constitution [...]
The Conversion Value of Natural Family Planning
Friday, June 20th, 2008Ever since the publication of Humanae Vitae on July 25, 1968, a great fear has cast a sickly hue over the pastoral work of the Church. This malady is simple to diagnose but difficult to cure. It can be stated this way: “We fear that if we teach that it is immoral to use unnatural [...]
The Miracle of Conversion
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008Back in 1984, I was a young lawyer who years before had abandoned the faith of my youth. I had largely cleaned up my act since my wild undergraduate days, but that was more a matter of expedience, not moral conviction. I felt as though I should give my life to something or Someone, but [...]