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by bcadmin | Nov 22, 2022 | Blessed Sacrament, Catholic Watchmen, Christian philosophers, Christmas Nativity, Church Fathers, Eucharist, Jesus with us, Jesus within us, Mysterium Fidei, News, thanksgiving, Word became flesh | 0 |
Resonating in our hearts to remind us of the joy of the coming season, the supernatural and natural forces of faith and reason dwell within us — as we prepare to celebrate that “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (Jn 1:14).
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 19, 2022 | All Saints, Catholic Watchmen, Church Triumphant, Eucharist, forgiveness, Justice, Mercy, News, Serve like the saints, St. Teresa of Kolkata | 0 |
We go to the saints like we do our friends and family, so we do not have to be loners when it comes to living the faith as God calls us — to teach, provide, protect and lead. Those holy men and women whom we celebrate come the first of November — the solemnity of All Saints —compel us to emulate their example, giving us ways and means to answer the call to serve others diligently and prayerfully.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 28, 2022 | Blessed Mother, Catholic Watchmen, Hail Mary, News, rosary | 0 |
The month of the most holy rosary comes upon us in October to remind and refresh us — body and soul— that the prayer time we devote in honor of the Blessed Mother is a timeless treasure. To help keep us in the love of Christ, protect us from the evil of the world and lead us to the safe haven of the heart of God — this most powerful prayer we pray with the most powerful woman in the world is for all Christians.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 22, 2022 | A good beginning, Bible, Bishop Robert Barron, Catholic Watchmen, Children of God, News, Scripture, Word On Fire | 0 |
“In the beginning” we are all children of God, created in his image and likeness, and perhaps that’s a good place to start teaching our children divine truth. Parents best determine the timeline of learning, as they have the privileged right and difficult responsibility to be the best teachers and spiritual leaders to their children.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 25, 2022 | Catholic Men’s Leadership Alliance, Catholic Watchmen, Christian outreach ministries, Eucharist, fellowship, National Eucharistic Revival, News, Prayer, Revive the Eucharist | 0 |
Prayer and fellowship do not lay idle in the summer any more than other vibrant parish activities or Christian outreach ministries would. The formalities or informalities that bring us together regularly cannot afford a respite from prayer, as they are designed to strengthen us in holiness as we reach out for God’s help.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 29, 2022 | Catholic Watchmen, Chastity, Moral virtue, News | 0 |
Chastity is a “moral virtue” and a “fruit of spiritual effort” that by our baptism enables us to imitate the “purity of Christ” as taught by our Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC, 2345). Chastity as a gift from God relevant in all stages or situations in life.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 17, 2022 | Catholic Watchmen, News, Patris Corde, Spiritual father, Spiritual fatherhood | 0 |
A recent over-the-coffee discussion with a priest friend of mine still tugs at my heart. We were discussing spiritual fatherhood, a key role of every Catholic man — married or single — given our lot in life, which hopefully and prayerfully follows in accord with God’s plan. He posed a question as I was sharing some thoughts about June’s Catholic Watchmen intentions: “How are you a spiritual father?”
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 2, 2022 | Blessed Mother, Catholic Watchmen, Greatest of women, May, News, On Mother’s Day | 0 |
Rumbling and grumbling to lift myself up out of bed one morning, I was trying to achieve that early-riser heroic moment — eventually I made it — when my wife commented, “You stay up too late.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 23, 2022 | Bracket, Catholic Watchmen, Heart of Lent, Lent, March Madness, NCAA, News | 0 |
Here we are in the heart of Lent — and March Madness — focusing the Catholic Watchmen’s prayer intentions toward all aspects of leisure. We pray for spiritual guidance to not only retrieve and secure the sanctity of Sundays, but also incorporate recreation and sports to promote healthy participation and competition that contribute to developing the whole person.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 23, 2022 | Bracket, Catholic Watchmen, Heart of Lent, Lent, March Madness, NCAA, News | 0 |
Here we are in the heart of Lent — and March Madness — focusing the Catholic Watchmen’s prayer intentions toward all aspects of leisure. We pray for spiritual guidance to not only retrieve and secure the sanctity of Sundays, but also incorporate recreation and sports to promote healthy participation and competition that contribute to developing the whole person.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 23, 2022 | Catholic Watchmen, Center for Catholic Studies, First things first, Michael Naughton, News, Treasures in heaven, University of St. Thomas, What matters most | 0 |
In earlier days when I really started working in the world, various renditions of “what matters most” and “first things first” themes were quite popular within employer learning and development circles.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 27, 2022 | Catholic Watchmen, Greatest commandments, News, St. Bede | 0 |
Loving neighbor as gift of self radiates from the practice of the first and greatest commandment — loving God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. St. Bede, a seventh-century spiritual father and gifted writer, comments how “neither of these two kinds of love is expressed with full maturity without the other, because God cannot be loved apart from our neighbor, nor our neighbor apart from God.”
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