Catholic Church

By Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Life - Finally, I am returning to an old habit my father taught me many years ago that has fallen into neglect in light of the hectic pace I keep: doing random acts of kindness with greater intention. I recently sent a thank you note to a helpful friend who did me a kindness and called a sick friend and just listened.

By TFP.org - “The sacrament of Matrimony, which symbolizes the union of Christ with the Church, will be thoroughly attacked and profaned. Masonry, then reigning, will implement iniquitous laws aimed at extinguishing this sacrament. They will make it easy for all to live in sin, thus multiplying the birth of illegitimate children without the Church’s blessing….

By Fr. Dwight Longenecker - I remember once a seminarian asked me if I got tired of saying Mass and whether it wasn’t “a bit boring sometimes?”.. The answer is no. Somehow each time one celebrates Mass the Holy Spirit is at work within that great prayer. Sometimes your mind goes to something or someone who needs to be brought to the altar in prayer. Other times a new meaning or detail in the readings or the words of the Mass come alive in a new way.

By Anne Hendershott and Makenzie White, National Catholic Register - According to the annual survey by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University, there were 590 men ordained to the priesthood in the United States in 2017 — an increase of 47% over the 401 men who were ordained in 2008.