The Most Important Gift
By Jonathan Kiehl “Faith is the most important gift that we have been given in life; we cannot keep it just for ourselves. – Benedict XVI Some months ago I was in a conversation with a man who worked with the poor through a well-known Catholic charitable organization. During the course of our conversation I began to speak on the…
Top 5 Reasons Not to be a Missionary
By: Sarah Granger 1. Your Past: If you have sinned, fallen short, made mistakes, or otherwise screwed up your life in any way, God cannot possibly be calling you to serve Him! Look at Church history: St. Paul, persecutor of Christians; St. Augustine, hedonist; St. Francis of Assisi, rebellious youth – the list goes on and on. These Saints made serious…
Making Room for HIM: Last Days of Advent
By James Franke In eight days I will find myself on a plane, like millions of other Americans, traveling home to be with family for Christmas. As my trip approaches, I have been going over a mental checklist of preparations that need to be done both before I go and for the actual journey home. Finish up my work in…