Before you open God's Word, ask the author of that word - the Holy Spirit - to be present in a bold and fierce way. Quiet yourself, spend some time in silence, and hold the Bible in your hands as you pray.
I was barely making it through Lent, desperate for the moment I'd get back whatever I'd given up as soon as Easter Sunday morning hit, without thinking of what was going on during Lent.
What is beauty? And why don’t I ever feel like I have it? Why am I never good enough? How do I stop the relentless, attacking voice in my head telling me I’ll never be pretty? This is the sound of the conversation I’ve had way too many times recently. […]
We have become so absorbed with ourselves and our image that we forget about the other person right next to us.
It then allowed me to see guys for who they really were, and if they didn’t treat me with respect, I didn’t crave that attention or affirmation from them… I just moved on.
Every Catholic that has ever lived — today or thousands of years ago, here or across the globe — is connected to us.
I was by far the smallest, least talented player on the team but that didn’t stop me from loving every minute of it.
But while Khaled’s pathway to more success mostly involves working out on ellipticals and watering flowers, I would like to propose ‘anotha one’, a very different pathway to more success -- failure.
A few months ago two people came in a health clinic in San Bernardino and shot and killed 14 people; one of those lives that were taken was my cousin.
