Do you experience the worry, stress, and tension of feeling like you need to be in control of everything in your life as well as everyone else’s around you? That’s the result of fear.
With summer right around the corner, the pace of daily activity seems to pick up. Don’t let yourself and your family get ensnared in the busyness trap once Memorial Day rolls around.
The question we should be thinking about is where do we want to spend eternity? Being in complete solitary confinement…alone forever? Or partying it up with all the cool people—a.k.a. saints?
There’s a vile stench that reeks within our Christian communities, and it wafts its foul odor in situations like this: An audience is asked by a presenter, “Who here wants to be a saint?”
November is a special time in the liturgical year when we call to mind the communion of saints. Why not begin the tradition of celebrating the feast days of each member of your family?
I don’t know about you, but I feel that a “busyness” pandemic is sweeping the nation and western world with the common side effects of stress, burnout, unhappiness, restlessness, fatigue, anxiety, etc.
From traditions passed on over the past few centuries, special devotion is given to Our Blessed Mother Mary in the month of May, particularly honoring her as “Mother of God” and “Queen of Heaven.”
Our homes are our “thrones” where we display what is important to us—our family, hobbies, interests, keepsakes, etc. In a way, it shows your heart. How does your faith come into play in your interior design?
March closes this year with Holy Week—a microcosm of the entire liturgical year. For us Christians, without the events that took place during this week about 2,000 years ago, we wouldn’t have the gift of salvation and hope of heaven. Let’s unpack what took place during these eight days.