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What are the Obstacles Between Catholic Men and Christ? “As long as we live in the world our life is a constant struggle between love for Christ or giving into lukewarmness, to our passions, or to comfort seeking, which destroys love. Faithfulness to Christ is forged each day by struggling against what separates us from him, and by an effort to make progress in virtue. Then they will be…Integrated Catholic Life™Jun 04 2020
SighsThis week’s poem in the Catholic Poetry Room is by Jeffrey Essmann.                                                                                               Sighs…Integrated Catholic Life™Jun 03 2020
It’s Just the Trade Getting Into HimThere is an old story out of France, from around the early 1900s. It seems a young man had begun his new job in a factory where the work was known to be quite physically demanding. The young man, believing himself to be the equal of any man in the factory, did his best to maintain the same level of…Integrated Catholic Life™Jun 02 2020
Pentecost—God’s Love Ablaze“Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says ‘Jesus be cursed!’ and no one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit” (1 Corinthians 12:3). “Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Counselor…Integrated Catholic Life™May 31 2020
The Gifts and Charisms of the Holy SpiritWithout Pentecost, the Gospel is not truly Good News.  For the seven gifts and Pentecostal charisms given by the Holy Spirit on this birthday celebration of the Church Catholic are essential for the success of our mission and indispensable for a joyful, victorious Christian life. This essay on the seven gifts and Pentecostal charisms of the Holy Spirit is a reflection…Integrated Catholic Life™May 30 2020
The Holy Spirit and the Old Testament“The readings at the Vigil introduce us to the Holy Spirit and His mission through Old Testament typology and prophecy.” The Extended Vigil for Pentecost Many years ago while studying in Rome, I was able to attend an extended Vigil Mass for Pentecost. While not many parishes take advantage of the option, the current Roman Missal has brought back an extended option…Integrated Catholic Life™May 29 2020
Don’t Forget To Look Up!Outstanding guidance for our young people: Katie Warner’s Commencement Address to the graduates of the Class of 2019, Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in Roswell, Georgia What a blessing it is to be back at my own alma mater, witnessing this milestone day for all of you soon-to-be graduates. I’d like to share three brief thoughts with you this afternoon as you…Integrated Catholic Life™May 28 2020
LentThis week’s poem in the Catholic Poetry Room is by Maria Grace De Lallo.                                                                                           Lent…Integrated Catholic Life™May 27 2020
“Laudato Si” Athwart ModernityPope Francis takes positions that annoy both standard-issue liberals and standard-issue conservatives. This is because his overarching opponent is the philosophy of modernity, which in fact has produced both the “conservatism” and the “liberalism” that we know today. In preparation for my participation in a USCCB sponsored symposium for the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical letter Laudato Si, I reread…Integrated Catholic Life™May 26 2020
Daily Quote — from J. R. R. Tolkien“War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.” (J. R. R. Tolkien, Faramir in The Lord of the Rings – The Two Towers)…Integrated Catholic Life™May 25 2020
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