Today we present the final installment of our God and the Gym series, a poetic reflection on rigorous fitness, physical suffering, Catholic spirituality, and the redemption of the Cross of Jesus Christ.
Read parts 1 -3 of this series:
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Saint Theodore Guerin was a French nun who worked tirelessly to educate and care for the poor and sick. St. Theodore Guerin: 5 Things To Know About Her The ocean brought Saint Theodore to God. While looking at the vastness of the ocean, Saint Theodore found herself...
October 1: St. Therese of the Child Jesus October 2: Guardian AngelsOctober 4: St. Francis of AssisiOctober 5: St. FaustinaOctober 6: St. Bruno, Blessed Marie-Rose DuroherOctober 7: Our Lady of the RosaryOctober 9: St. Denis and companions, St. John Leonardi, St....
Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people:"Hear another parable.There was a landowner who planted a vineyard,put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower.Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey.When vintage time drew...
Sometimes a saint enters our lives quietly, long before we realize just how much she will mean to us. For me, that saint was St. Therese of Lisieux. I first discovered her in high school when my family visited the National Shrine Museum of St. Therese in Darien,...
Saint Francis de Sales says that, just as bees return to the hive, attracted by the sweetness of honey, so the mystic soul loves to seek God within herself, knowing by experience how pleasant His company is. This image that Saint Francis describes...
You and your children’s guardian angels When you hear the words ‘guardian angel’, what comes to mind? Often, when we think about angels, we picture a little cherub with rosy cheeks and soft wings, maybe playing the harp and lounging on a cloud. Harmless and pretty…...
The word “catholic” comes from the Greek term katholikos, which means "universal" or "whole.” The beauty of the Catholic Church is that it encompasses people of all cultures and backgrounds. Every year, the United States celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month from...
Jesus commanded us to "proclaim the gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15). We hear that call, but have no idea what to do with it on a Tuesday afternoon. Evangelization causes us to picture the street preacher with a bullhorn, or the argument that ruined someone's...
Artificial intelligence has not changed how I write my articles, but to some extent it has changed the research process. While I have to be careful to verify information and sources, I would never depend upon it to write material for me or for editing. I suppose...
Re-evangelizing Divorcing and Divorced Catholic Men as Soldiers of Christ and Defenders of our Faith in a Time of Crisis In May of 1565 on the heels of a decade’s long sweep across eastern Europe, Sultan Suleyman dispatched over 25,000 Ottoman Soldiers and mercenaries...
Samuel Baker lives in England and is married with four children, several chickens and a couple of pet rats. He is a full time teacher of Business Studies in a High School.
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