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The faith of DismasPlease help us continue our mission! We welcome both one-time and monthly donations. A monthly subscriber giving just $10 a month will help cover the cost of operating Integrated Catholic Life for one day! Please help us bring enriching and inspiring Catholic content to readers around the world by giving today. Thank you and may God Bless you for supporting [...] The post The faith of Dismas appeared first on Integrated Catholic Life™.Integrated Catholic Life™Apr 02 2021
How the Weakness of the Cross Makes Us Strong“When I am weak, then I am strong”; “power made perfect in weakness.” Such verses are often cited as key to spiritual growth, but do we really understand what they are talking about? Can anyone ever understand? Yes. If we couldn’t understand it at all, God would not have told it to us. God does not waste words. It is [...] The post How the Weakness of the Cross Makes Us Strong appeared first on Integrated Catholic Life™.Integrated Catholic Life™Apr 02 2021
Crossing the Threshold of Holy WeekIt caught me by surprise that the Carmelite Sisters keep a complete and prayerful silence during the Holy Triduum of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, not speaking until the conclusion of the evening Easter Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday. I remember when I was the “new kid on the block,” a recently-arrived postulant who was learning more and [...] The post Crossing the Threshold of Holy Week appeared first on Integrated Catholic Life™.Integrated Catholic Life™Apr 01 2021
Stations 1 / 8 / 14This week’s poem in the Catholic Poetry Room is by Jeffrey Essmann.                                                                                                                      Stations 1 / 8 / 14 1. Judgment Amazed he was at his naivete, This Jewish “king” from some pathetic town Up north. Had he not well enough conveyed The power he had to nail the fellow down? —The wife comes running with her sordid dream; And “Crucify [...] The post Stations 1 / 8 / 14 appeared first on Integrated Catholic Life™.Integrated Catholic Life™Mar 31 2021
Eucharist — The Body of ChristHoly Thursday, the night of the Last Supper aka the Lord’s Supper, the institution of the Holy Eucharist — why did Jesus do what he did and say what he said? What did he mean when he said “This is my body and this is my blood” and “Do this in Memory of Me”?  And what does the Catholic Church [...] The post Eucharist — The Body of Christ appeared first on Integrated Catholic Life™.Integrated Catholic Life™Mar 30 2021
Joy in the Midst of SorrowThe Cross is the great paradox of Christianity. More than a few people have asked me over the years why the Catholic Church focuses so prominently and persistently on the Crucifix. One inquirer even suggested that the Crucifix hanging above the Altar is too intense a reminder of the sorrow in the world and that she would never join a [...] The post Joy in the Midst of Sorrow appeared first on Integrated Catholic Life™.Integrated Catholic Life™Mar 28 2021
The Beauty of Frequent ConfessionPlease help us continue our mission! We welcome both one-time and monthly donations. A monthly subscriber giving just $10 a month will help cover the cost of operating Integrated Catholic Life for one day! Please help us bring enriching and inspiring Catholic content to readers around the world by giving today. Thank you and may God Bless you for supporting [...] The post The Beauty of Frequent Confession appeared first on Integrated Catholic Life™.Integrated Catholic Life™Mar 26 2021
How to Overcome Worry by Trusting in God’s ProvidenceAsk a Carmelite Sister Dear Sister, I worry a lot. I worry about myself and my family. People sometimes tell me that I worry far too much.  I can’t help it. As a child, I was trained to be responsible and was held accountable by my parents. Now that I am married, have a husband and children of my own, [...] The post How to Overcome Worry by Trusting in God’s Providence appeared first on Integrated Catholic Life™.Integrated Catholic Life™Mar 25 2021
The WaitingThis week’s poem in the Catholic Poetry Room is by Johanna Caton.                                                                                                                      The Waiting Inspired by St Bernard of Clairvaux’s Homily on Our Lady’s Fiat. Homily 4, 8-9: Opera omnia, Edit. Cisterc. 4 [1966], 53-54 What sigh or song or sob flew out, unleashed From angel lips, as Spirit’s fathering Word? What innocence in girl and angel stirred, As each [...] The post The Waiting appeared first on Integrated Catholic Life™.Integrated Catholic Life™Mar 24 2021
Growing in Devotion to Saint JosephThis year’s celebration of the Solemnity of Saint Joseph on March 19 is special, coming as it does within the Year of Saint Joseph, called by the Vatican to mark the 150th anniversary of Saint Joseph’s being declared patron of the Church. While the Solemnity is clearly one of the highlights of the Holy Year, it shouldn’t be regarded as the [...] The post Growing in Devotion to Saint Joseph appeared first on Integrated Catholic Life™.Integrated Catholic Life™Mar 22 2021

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