Questions for Reflection/Discussion by Catholic Men 1. Based on the Scriptures about David, why do you think he was a man after God’s own heart? 2. The Scriptures on Jesus are His own words spoken about Himself. How do these words of Jesus show that He was the perfect man after the heart of God?
We’d been through it all before. An ultrasound showed that our unborn child had died. Baby Monica was the fifth baby we had lost in utero, the others being Perpetua, Felicity, Raymond, and Barnabas. Yet this time was different. The miscarriage developed sudden and severe complications. Maureen was rushed via ambulance from the doctor's office
My first few days as a law student in the 1980s were a little daunting. After all, I had seen the 1973 movie The Paper Chase a couple times and had some idea of the incredible stress involved in being a first-year law student. My textbooks were so thick that I needed to make two
You are survivors. Millions — and I mean millions — of your peers have been legally slaughtered, the victims of the deadly culture war in which we find ourselves. At the time of Moses and Israel's slavery in Egypt, and at the time of Jesus and the Holy Innocents, evil forces resorted to the killing
If you would like to use this article for a reflection or discussion group, the following questions are provided as a resource: 1. In what ways were the firefighters who died on September 11 “men after God’s heart”? How would you relate their actions to the life and actions of Jesus? 2. September 11 was
My wife Maureen and I recently attended a dinner in which our bishop launched the annual diocesan fund-raising campaign. It’s become an annual “date” for us. We try to give what we can to our diocese and parish, Catholic apostolates, and worthwhile charities. Each year we're stretched a little thinner as we support more and
Back 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
The Roman Emperor Nero, who launched the Age of Martyrs in the 1st century, declared: Christiani non sint (Let the Christians be exterminated). One of Nero’s favorite forms of extermination was the public festivals where Christians were killed by being fed to the lions for the enjoyment of pagan onlookers. The crowds would be whipped
Having frequently featured the trenchant commentary of Deal Hudson on our website, we must offer some remarks on the shocking news that precipitated his resignation as advisor to the campaign of President Bush. As many of you may be aware, the National Catholic Reporter (NCR) broke a story last week about Hudson’s immoral involvement 10
“You’re asking me to start a Catholic men’s group in my parish. Are you kidding?” “I’m not a spiritual giant or a Scripture scholar. How could I lead or facilitate such a group?” “Look, I believe we are living in difficult times for men, and I believe that Catholic men need to support one another
I spent a couple wonderful years with a religious community in the 1980s as I was discerning a possible vocation to the priesthood and religious life. One day, they brought in a well-known retreat master to give the two dozen or so seminarians a day of recollection. The first words of the priest to begin
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