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by bcadmin | Nov 20, 2022 | christ the king, Cross, Gospel, Humility, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven, Knowing the Faith, News, pride, Scripture, St. Luke the Evangelist | 0 |
“Love conquers all things. The love of God defeated death and sin on the cross… One already begins to enter the kingdom in this life by taking up and accepting the cross the Lord offers to each of us. And through that cross of Christ we wil…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 22, 2022 | apathy, cafeteria Catholicism, Catholic Church, courage, Devil, engage, Evangelization, example, Featured, Living the Faith, lukewarm, lukewarmness, News, Prayer, pride, Surrender & Strength, witness | 0 |
Last week, we looked at an isolated little town of our own making called Apathy-ville. We looked at how we got here, and why we are called to reject apathy in favor of fortitude and action. “Really, most of us live below the level of our energy. And in…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 15, 2022 | apathy, Catholic Church, courage, Evangelization, example, Featured, Living the Faith, lukewarm, lukewarmness, News, Prayer, pride, Surrender & Strength, witness | 0 |
Do you ever feel numb or helpless because of all the problems the world faces each day? One only has to watch the news or follow the events of the day online to feel completely overwhelmed. Some of the challenges facing the world include ever-increasin…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 18, 2022 | Change, conversion, Featured, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Living the Faith, News, obedience, pride, rebellion, serve, surrender, Surrender & Strength, yes | 0 |
Recently, an old college friend I had not seen in years asked me an interesting question: “How did you make such a profound change in your life?” This person, who knew me 20+ years ago from our wild days at the University of Georgia, wondered how I cou…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 11, 2022 | Chaos, Eucharist, Eucharistic Adoration, Featured, hectic, Humility, Jesus Christ, lessons, News, Prayer, Prayer Life & Liturgy, pride, quiet, reflection, Surrender & Strength | 0 |
The light bulb went off and I realized that I desperately needed more quiet time.
The post Hectic Schedules & Quiet Reflection appeared first on Integrated Catholic Life™.
by bcadmin | Jun 30, 2022 | Featured, friendship, grace, Help, humilty, Living the Faith, News, pride, struggle, Surrender & Strength, Vulnerability | 0 |
Photo by Rémi Walle on Unsplash Shortly after I came into the Catholic Church, a friend and fellow parishioner shared an observation with me after Mass one morning. His thought had a profound effect on me: “Randy, I have noticed that you really enjoy …
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Pride has four species: boastfulness, ostentation, hypocrisy, and ambition. When we see them displayed in others, we find them to be most unattractive. However, we persist in adopting them for ourselves. This is the great paradox of pride. What we find revolting in others, we choose for ourselves. How can we rid ourselves of this […]
by bcadmin | Apr 7, 2022 | Featured, habit, Humility, News, Prayer, prayer life, Prayer Life & Liturgy, pride, schedule, Spiritual Life, Surrender & Strength, Virtue | 0 |
Photo by Simon Wilkes on Unsplash I sometimes marvel at my consistency. Whenever I am overworked, worn out, and struggling to find peace, I realize that once again, I am falling into repetitive bad behaviors that are hampering my faith journey. With th…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 3, 2022 | ego, Faith, fear, Featured, Humility, Living the Faith, News, Prayer, pride, strength, surrender, Surrender & Strength, Virtue | 0 |
We develop barriers around our hearts that keep the world at an emotional distance. The most important casualty, however, is our relationship with the Lord, as we often wind up keeping Him at a distance as well.
The post Finding Strength in Surrender a…
by bcadmin | Dec 5, 2021 | Advent, Baptism, Catholic Church, charity, Featured, Gospel, Humility, Into the Deep, Knowing the Faith, News, pride, Prophets, Sacred Tradition, Saints, Scripture, St. John the Baptist, witness, Works of Mercy | 0 |
Image: “The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist” by Caravaggio [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons “In a manner similar to how God sent St. John the Baptist, we too are called and sent by God to give witness to the light. No, we ar…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 5, 2021 | courage, Faith, Featured, God, integrated life, Jesus Christ, Love, men, Men of Faith, News, Prayer, pride, Reconciliation, sin, surrender, Surrender & Strength | 0 |
As long as we live in the world our life is a constant struggle between love for Christ or giving into lukewarmness, to our passions, or to comfort-seeking, which destroys love. Faithfulness to Christ is forged each day by struggling against what separ…
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In Father Sergius, a short story by Leo Tolstoy, a wealthy Russian nobleman enters a monastery under questionable motives, but ended up genuinely striving for holiness and virtue, and even finding that the battle for sanctity was worth it! Despite his progress, he constantly felt weak in his faith, and unceasingly begged God to grant more. […]
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