Catholic Church

November 10, 2017

A Prayer to Face Each New Day with Peace of Mind

By Gretchen Filz, GetFed - I was recently given this prayer by an Eastern Catholic deacon. I love it because it is a prayer of abandonment and trust in God for the daily details in our lives, and expresses well how much we need His help to live each day well.

November 10, 2017

The University of Notre Shame

By John Zmirak, a Senior Editor of The Stream - Imagine a pagan emperor demanding that Christians worship him. Then he relents. But the Christians instead kneel down to worship … an insurance broker.

November 10, 2017

The Blessing of Marital Monotony

By Richard Becker, Institute for Church Life - For indissolubility is the crux of marriage—the promise to stay put, particularly when fun has given way to duty. The vow also happens to be the source of marriage’s creative agency, for it is a sacred tether that opens up all manner of possibility once romantic flames have settled into glowing embers.

November 10, 2017

Former Child Trafficking Victim: Awareness Needs to Produce Action

By Hannah Brockhaus ,CNA/EWTN News - Former trafficking victim Rani Hong, who was kidnapped and sold into slavery at seven years old, is speaking out, saying we’ve raised awareness, but now it’s time to put our knowledge into action to help victims... “As we all learn together, we need to move forward, beyond just raising awareness,” she said. “Now it's time to act on behalf of children around the world.”