https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Everyone seems to be doing something all the time. On one end of the spectrum, you have hustle culture, the “grindset,” calendar creep. On the other end, you’ve got gaming culture, binge-watching, and the infinite scroll. Maybe it’s just a little revenge bedtime procrastination, staying up late for some […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Lust is more than a personal weakness or a private struggle—it is a direct assault on the sacredness of the human person, on marriage, on family, and ultimately, on the very image of God. Among the seven deadly sins, lust uniquely wounds not only the soul of the individual […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are my kryptonite. I tell myself I’ll just have one or two, but somehow the wrapper count tells a different story. There’s just something about that perfect blend of chocolate and peanut butter—it’s like the culinary version of harmony. I hope writing about it doesn’t […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels”. — St. Augustine My first memories of mature confessions, not centered around fights with my sisters and forgetting my bedtime prayers, are not very interesting. I was a well-behaved teenager with good grades, […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly At one point in my life, I habitually judged and resented certain people.  I have confessed it once, twice, and numerous times.  Each time I felt His forgiveness, I would tell myself I would do better. “I can forgive and I will not judge.”  Lo and behold, I saw […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Excerpt from Pocket Guide to Overcoming the Seven Deadly Sins by Fr. Josh Johnson. Fr. Josh based his series, SET FREE; Daily Lenten Reflections, on the book, which helps readers better understand the ways sin affects them in their daily lives, gives practical guidance and accompaniment, and reminds them […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly What is Sin?  “Sin” is an old archery term in Greek which means “to miss the mark.” All sin and fall short of the glory of God, as St. Paul says. When we sin, we are committing an offense against “reason, truth, and right conscience (CCC 1849).” Sin is […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Greed, or the older term avarice, is an excessive or disordered love of riches. To be clear up front; money, or any material good, is exactly that. Good. That’s why we desire them. Wanting to secure your physical well-being through financial assets is good. Greed enters when that desire […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Sin can be a challenging concept to teach to children, especially in today’s world where sin is not only tolerated but often celebrated. But as Christians, we know that sin is real and it damages our relationship with God. We are in a spiritual battle…good versus evil, truth versus […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name…” Luke 24:35-48 What Did Jesus Actually Accomplish By Dying And Rising From The Dead? Most of us […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Chances are, if you are a modern day Catholic and at all serious about saving your soul, you may have encountered administrative elements of the Church who may not prioritize your situation as seriously as you do. To illustrate this further, take for instance the penitent who has experienced […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly As Lent draws near, we turn our hearts to Christ’s call to holiness in the Gospels: “You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Mt 5:48). Although our life as Catholics demands that we strive day after day and year after year for this perfection, Lent […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly What are some practical spiritual methods Catholics can use to combat the temptation to consume pornography?  Go To War First, a key tool in the evil one’s toolbox is luring us into a false sense of isolation. Temptation to consume pornography only grows without taking action to rectify loneliness.  […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Fans of courtroom dramas might enjoy a new film, The Burial, released October 13 on Amazon Prime and is based on a true story of a legal battle between a hometown funeral director and a corporate funeral mogul.  Jerry O’Keefe inherited the family chain of funeral homes in Mississippi from […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Imagine this: You stand outside your teen’s bedroom door. You knock a few times and there’s no answer. A few moments pass by and you knock again. All is quiet. You make an executive decision to enter the room. As the door opens, you find your teenager sitting down […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly We all have experienced anger.  Everyone has been on the receiving end of somebody else’s anger.  Anger is a response, a reaction when our ego is being attacked, a reaction when what we want to happen happened otherwise, or a demand for justice because we have been wronged We […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly You may have heard that the largest religious group in America is the “nones,” those without a religious affiliation. In January of 2024, Pew Research stated that 28% of US adults are religiously unaffiliated. Of those, many are commonly called “fallen away” Catholics. In fact, in 2008, Pew estimated […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Two years ago, after I’d been in my current job for several years, I felt I’d finally get the promotion for which I’d longed. In my mind, I deserved it. And, based on subtle clues from my boss and others, I thought it was coming. I told my family […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Gospel of Luke 20:27-38 Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection,came forward and put this question to Jesus, saying,“Teacher, Moses wrote for us,If someone’s brother dies leaving a wife but no child,his brother must take the wifeand raise up descendants for his brother.Now there were seven […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “Yes, now’s the moment; I’m looking at this thing on the mantlepiece, and I understand that I am in hell.” — Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit, 1944 As most theologians point out, once we lose belief in God, it’s a short leap to the belief that there is no moral […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly An examination of conscience is a tool that is used when preparing for making a good Confession. This tool can also be used at any time of day, but can be especially fruitful at nighttime, looking back over the day. The father is the priest of his domestic Church. […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly The word Purgatory comes from the Greek root πῦρ (“pur”) which means both “fire” and “pure.” This is a fitting description, as the fires of Purgatory, rather than destroying like the fires of Hell, instead purify. Purgatory is where we expiate for the pain due to mortal sins that […]

https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Even if you didn’t watch the Oscars, you’ve likely seen all over social media what occurred between Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Will Smith. An offensive joke was told at the expense of Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband retaliated by walking on stage to slap Chris Rock […]

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https://www.facebook.com/catholiclink.org/ Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Everyone struggles with something. A root sin, a set of bad habits, some sort of fear, something that causes undue anxiety, etc. Many (most?) of us struggle with many such things. So what does a person do? Drew Taylor and I sat down recently to discuss this topic, and […]