Today, we celebrate the life of St. Jerome, a priest and Doctor of the Church. If you love reading the Bible, you can thank St. Jerome for his lifetime of work spent toiling over sacred scripture. I was happy to discover the following prayer attributed to St. Jerome: A Prayer for Christ’s Mercy O Lord, show your mercy to me and gladden my heart. I am like the man on the way to Jericho who was overtaken by robbers, wounded... Read more
Blessedly, today finds me working from my home office. This is a rare occurrence in my life at the moment — for the month of October I’ll be in my home zip code for only five days. That craziness is fodder for another post, but today I thought I’d share some fruit from my morning prayer time. Days like today are a treat. A chance to linger with the day’s readings, to prayerfully consider them myself, and then to be... Read more
A few months ago, an online friend introduced me to the RescueTime website. At first I was skeptical about the site’s claims that it could help me stop inefficiencies in my days and better use my time spent online. But since I’m usually game to try new tech tools, I figured I would give this one a shot. One caveat: when you sign up for RescueTime, you give them access to your online activities. This is for the purpose of... Read more
If you read my blog here at Patheos, you’ll note that I recently added a new prayer tool to our sidebar: the iBrieviary Prayer Box. If you’re a smartphone owner, you’ve likely discovered the app for yourself. Many of us use this fantastic devotional aid as a part of our daily prayers. Now iBrieviary has given us the ability to share this tool on our blogs. Copy one simple line of code and paste into your site and you’ll share... Read more
Have you wanted to learn more about the sacramental called the “scapular” or even to wear one as a form of prayer? I recently came across these lovely handmade scapulars, crafted by the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary, Mother of Our Savior. A brief overview of the scapular at About.com/Catholicism explains: In its original form, the scapular is a part of the monastic habit (the outfit that monks wear)… Today, the term is used most often to refer to a... Read more
Thanks to John Clem, the Director and Media Minister at Catholic Web Services (http://catholicws.com/), we’ve got a full recap of all of this week’s most important action both online and around the world. Papal Tweet: “True charity requires courage: let us overcome the fear of getting our hands dirty so as to help those in need.” (Pope Francis Sept. 21) Franciscan Earth Corp – a new ministry | Call To Holiness http://ow.ly/phDUU Easy newsletter management via WordPress for your parish | Catholic... Read more
I’m late to the party sharing this item — I’ve been busy the past few days getting my youngest son off to college. More on that later, but for now I want to bring you up to speed on a few news items that have occurred this week. First off: 40 Days for Life Many of you have heard of and participated in this amazing nationwide campaign to end abortion and to promote positive pro-life causes. Today is day three... Read more
Next up in Ave Maria Press’ ongoing Professional Development Webinar Series is a terrific (and free!) presentation for anyone who is interested in using the tools of technology in the New Evangelization. Here’s the blueprint from Ave Maria Press: A recent study by the Pew Research Center found that over 90% of American adults use cell phones and 56% have smartphones (June 2013). According to the study, “the cell phone is the most quickly adopted consumer technology in the history... Read more
Following on the heels of last week’s plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, a variety of familiar faces including Msgr. Tighe, Greg Erlandson and Fr. Thomas Rosica address the challenges faced by an incarnational Church coexisting in a digital world in this video from Catholic News Service. Read more
Welcome news about Pope Benedict XVI’s recent eleven page letter to atheist Piergiorgio Odifreddi: Once again, Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has picked up a pen and paper. In an eleven-page letter addressed to atheist Piergiorgio Odifreddi, Ratzinger defends Jesus as a historic figure, explaining that the Jesus of the Gospel existed in real life. Video link Read more
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