Here’s A Thought . . . for Lent

. . . the destruction that wastes at noonday . . . (Ps 91:6) ACEDIA (a.k.a. Spiritual Sloth) To begin, questions to ponder: * Sometimes referred to as the “noonday devil”:  What is it exactly? * Considered by some to be among the greatest modern-day stumbling  blocks to the spiritual life: Do I have it? * When inundated[…]
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The Holy Spirit at Work

2018 Synod of Bishops: The Holy Spirit at Work by Leo Jaboni, Ed.D Whenever God sends his Son, he always sends his Spirit for their mission is conjoined and inseparable; and the Holy Spirit builds, animates, and sanctifies the Church (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 743 & 747). The Synod (instituted on September 15, 1965[…]
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INTO THE BREACH

An Apostolic Exhortation to Catholic Men, my Spiritual Sons in the Diocese of Phoenix Thomas J. Olmsted Bishop of Phoenix “And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land…” Ezekiel 22:30 A Call to Battle I begin this letter with a[…]
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Instruction on Prayers for Healing

INTRODUCTION The longing for happiness, deeply rooted in the human heart, has always been accompanied by a desire to be freed from illness and to be able to understand the meaning of sickness when it is experienced. This is a human phenomenon, which in some way concerns every person and finds particular resonance in the[…]
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Discerning the Call to Evangelize Young Adults

By Angelus Virata In my experience, there are three keys to discernment: a relationship with God, a prayer life and an abandonment to God’s will. My journey began when I was in second grade and people prayed with me for the gifts and charisms of the Spirit. For the first time in my life, I[…]
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From the Apostolic Exhortation – Evangelii Gaudium

CHAPTER FIVE SPIRIT-FILLED EVANGELIZERS 259. Spirit-filled evangelizers means evangelizers fearlessly open to the working of the Holy Spirit. At Pentecost, the Spirit made the apostles go forth from themselves and turned them into heralds of God’s wondrous deeds, capable of speaking to each person in his or her own language. The Holy Spirit also grants[…]
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Being Available to the Holy Spirit

Excuse me, are you available???? This is a wonderful question. It does not demand service. You might say it not only trusts the Holy Spirit within you, but within the other person. Sometimes we do not allow for this to happen. We make demands of ourselves and of others. We speak and hear questions like,[…]
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Reflections on Praise

“Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was studded with eyes all the way around as well as inside; and day and night they never stopped singing: ‘Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God, the Almighty; who was, and is, and is to come.” (Rv 4:8) The Seraphim of Heaven have six[…]
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How to Strengthen Ecclesial Maturity in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal

By Alan Schreck, Ph.D. When I wrote the first draft of this article, I assumed that everyone reading it would understand what “ecclesial maturity” means in the context of the Catholic Charismatic renewal. However, when a visiting in-law asked me what I was writing about, she thought “ecclesial maturity” referred to the Church’s hierarchy being[…]
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Pope Francis’ address to CCR at 37th Convocation of RnS

To Priests: To you priests, I wish to say one word: closeness — closeness to Jesus Christ in prayer and adoration. Closeness to the Lord and closeness to the people, to the people of God entrusted to you. Love your people, be close to the people. This is what I ask of you, this twofold closeness: closeness to[…]
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