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Williams is pictured with his wife, Jackie, and their four children — Isaac, Josephine, Jude Michael and baby Lucas.
Every time Major League Baseball player Trevor Williams raises his hands to deliver a pitch, a small tattoo on the inside of his left wrist — AMDG — reminds him what it’s all about: Ad majorem Dei gloriam, for the greater glory of God.
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Today’s Gospel for the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows brings us right to the cross. There we see Mary grieving as her son suffers a slow and torturous death. We see her grappling with unthinkable anguish of heart and mind. But notice, she was not alone.
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It’s so easy to become frustrated with ourselves when we want to be holy but continually fall short. We fall into the trap of believing that just because we want to be saints means we should already be one.
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It’s easy to get complacent in our places of employment, to work for the weekends or to collect a paycheck that helps us live “real” life outside of the workplace. But work should never be meaningless drudgery, nor should it be separate and contained from other aspects of our life. It should rather be an act of loving service to God, bringing glory to Him who is our Maker.
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Prayer is a habit, and these so-called “rote” prayers can keep us in the practice rather than leaving it up to inspiration. Prayer doesn’t always just happen, just like acts of love in a marriage don’t always just happen on their own–sometimes we do have to work at it. If prayer is a muscle, like our bodies, we can neglect to exercise it.
Read moreThrough interviews with top Catholic speakers and inspiring portraits of lives of Eucharistic devotion, The Eucharist: Source of Our Healing and Hope (18:43) seeks to show the truth of the Real Presence and inspire Catholics to renew and deepen their devotion to Christ in the Eucharist.
Read moreThis Saturday August 13 is the official feast day of the founder of the Knights of Columbus, Blessed Fr. Michael McGivney. This video (29:46) testifies to the impact one Catholic man can have on the world when he follows the leading of the Holy Spirit and takes one small and bold step in faith. What is God leading you to do?
Read moreThis week, Ralph shares a short and sweet message meditating on how the Lord is always and everywhere with us and thus we are never alone.
Read moreFr. Mike Schmitz discusses prayer in his homily (22:43) for July 24, the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Abraham prays to God for mercy on Sodom and Gomorrah and the apostles ask Jesus to teach them how to pray like He prays. Fr. Mike explores the deeper meanings of Abraham’s conversation with God and what the disciples were really asking Jesus when they asked Him to teach them how to pray.
Read moreYou know there's all this talk in the business world about getting one percent better. Just one percent better every day or every week or every month compounded can yield incredible results over time. Well what if we ask for that grace in our spiritual lives?
Read moreGod created us out of nothing, in love. He loved us into existence, and the whole reason He created us was that he wanted us to have the possibility of living with him forever, in perfect joy. The meaning of life is found in that.
Read moreWhat does the Christian message mean for you personally? How is God calling you today? Using a familiar story from Scripture, Father shares the invitation that Jesus makes to each one of us. Father Mike Schmitz invites us to take action. How will you respond?
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Who is the most important, influential person in your life? Maybe one of your parents or your spouse or a close friend. It could be your supervisor at work or an aunt or uncle who was deeply invested in your upbringing.
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In 1977, two psychologists, Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, conducted a study to prove how easy it can be to underestimate how much time it will take to accomplish a task. They called it the “planning fallacy.”
Read moreWhat should be the demeanor of our faith? To Rejoice! Daily. Rejoice always!
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Some wonderful friends got married, and as they set out on the journey toward marriage and family, they asked for my humble advice. With their permission, I thought I would share my thoughts here, for what they’re worth.
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Two trends have long made it a challenge for couples to maintain a strong connection over the course of their marriage. Couples tend to get progressively more comfortable with each other over time. At the same time, the burdens they are asked to carry get heavier and heavier.
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You can probably recite every word of the Mass, but do you feel transformed when you walk out the door?
While we as Catholics know that the Mass is the source and summit of our faith, at times that knowledge can stay in our head and fail to reach our heart.
As we go to Mass every week and hear the same words, in the same building, with the same people, it can be easy to slip into the trap of it becoming routine.
Read moreDo you thank God throughout your day? For the great events and big victories? What about the small every day stuff we tend to take for granted?
Read more“Joy is a choice, just like love. We can either chase the feeling or choose the reality.” Joy comes from the fact that you know that God is here and that you are known and loved by Him. In Fr. Mike Schmitz’s keynote address, he shares profound insights on joy. The Christian life is a pursuit of the One who loved us first, the One in whom we find our true joy.
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