God has placed in our hearts a longing to seek and find him. St. Augustine says, “You have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” We call this longing for God; “RELIGION”. It is natural for a man to seek God. All of our striving for truth and… Continue reading Why do we seek God?
God created us out of free and unselfish love. When a man loves, his heart overflows. He would like to share his joy with others. He gets this from his Creator. Although God is a mystery, we can still think about Him in a human way and say: Out of the “surplus” of His love… Continue reading Why did God create us?
We are here on earth in order to know and to love God, to do good according to His will, and to go someday to heaven. To be a human being means to come from God and to go to God. Our origin goes back farther than our parents. We come from God, in whom… Continue reading For what purpose are we here on earth?
Psalm 123 – A Prayer for Relief To you, who sit enthroned in heaven, I lift up my eyes. Consider this: as the eyes of a servant focus on what his master provides, and as the eyes of a female servant focus on what her mistress provides, so our eyes focus on the Lord our God, until… Continue reading Psalm 123 – A Prayer for Relief
Act of Contrition – Catholic Prayer O my God, I am heartfully sorry for having offended thee, and I detest all my sins because of Thy just punishment, but most of all because I have offended Thee my God, Who is all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help… Continue reading Act of Contrition – Catholic Prayer
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.… Continue reading Our Father Prayer
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve: to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile,… Continue reading Hail Holy Queen – Prayer to Virgin Mary
Psalm 91 – God is My Refuge The one who lives in the shelter of the Most High, who rests in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, “You are my refuge, my fortress, and my God in whom I trust!” He will surely deliver you from the hunter’s snareand from the destructive… Continue reading Psalm 91 – God is My Refuge
2000 years ago a Messiah was born in Jerusalem who shook the world in just 3 years. A messiah like none other, someone who loved sinners, someone who came to save those who hated him, spit in his face and crucified him for the love he offered them. Jesus Christ was a radical, the way… Continue reading Jesus – The Son of God
Matthew 14:13-21, Once Jesus was preaching to a large crowd. He had compassion for them and healed their sick. When evening had come, the disciples went to him and said, “This is a deserted place, and it’s already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for… Continue reading Five Loaves and Two Fishes – Jesus Feeds More Than Five Thousand People
