An Illustrated Guide To Make An Examination Of Conscience 1. Open Yourself Up to God’s Presence Practical tip: find a quiet corner in your home or in a chapel. Having a sacred image in front of you is ideal. Light a candle. Take a few moments to breathe and relax....
This week on the Podcast we talk about temptations. Specifically the first temptation of Adam and Eve and the temptations of Christ in the desert. Most of our sins fall into the three categories of sin, our base passions, our vanity and our pride. We discuss fasting...
This week we talk about how to respond to division in the Church. Do not let others' actions drag you into sin. Focus on contemplation, be prepared even for distractions, so you will not be disturbed in those moments. When you have control over your own passions and...
Catholics are to take advantage of the sacrament of Penance at least once a year--if you’re Catholic, you should remember that from your CCD or RCIA class. Advent is a particularly good time to do this. If, like most of us, you hurry to clean your homes in preparation...
Join is this week for the discussion of the Sunday readings. Due to a technical difficulty we had to restart the stream and jump into the second reading right away. We still talk about part of the first reading about The Lord our Justice. Father Ian talks about how we...
Many Catholics are blessed to have a priest friend. Or, even if they’re not someone you consider your friend, you still may have that priest who you look up to. You know, the one you talk to every Sunday either before or after Mass. The one who has known you for years...
Be Courageous! How to Overcome Your Addiction to Sin https://youtu.be/S4giNDdC-hA Overcome your bad habits and sin by claiming authority as a child of God 1. Stop cowering in fear or acceptance of your weakness as if it's "just the way it is, I'm stuck." 2. Name and...
Saint Pope John Paul II once made this memorable comment on Pornography, "the problem with pornography is not that it shows too much of the person, but that it shows far too little." We live in society where sex sells. Models, showing too much sex appeal and wearing...
As Catholics, we are required to go to Confession once a year, but why stop there? We know Confession can be daunting or difficult, and there might be many reasons why you don’t want to go. However, regular Confession, whether it be monthly, every two weeks, or...
Talking about sin is not exactly a surefire way to win a popularity contest. Good thing the path to holiness is not a popularity contest! In fact, He promised that it wouldn't be, both in word (especially in the Beatitudes) and indeed (at His Crucifixion). But isn't...
This is a matter we seldom talk about with clarity, I don’t know exactly why. My impression is that we talk a lot about sin in an abstract way, or using an academic-theological terminology that the common Christian doesn’t always understand. Nevertheless, we are...
Have you ever heard someone say, “My sin is too big for God to forgive”? Or, maybe you yourself even feel this way at times? This is a lie that the devil would like us to believe, but the truth is no one’s sin is bigger than God’s love, mercy, and forgiveness. He has...
Would you be shocked to learn that there are more souls ensnared in slavery today than in any previous moment in history? Let that sink in for a second. We at Catholic-Link have been lamenting and warning readers about the recently released film sequel to 50 Shades of...
In adolescence we often believe (at least subconsciously) that all the good that has come to us is there on account of our own worthiness, while all the bad things are the result of the failings of those who reared us. The first day of spiritual adulthood truly begins...
Terry Crews was born in Flint, Michigan, in 1968 and was drafted by the NFL's Los Angeles Rams in 1991. After several years playing pro football, Crews retired and pursued an acting career, which took flight on the big screen in 2000's The 6th Day. Many film...
It’s no secret to Pro-Life advocates that Planned Parenthood is something other than what it styles itself to be. For decades, under the guise of providing “healthcare,” and “empowering women” by fighting for their rights and sexual and reproductive preferences, PP...
I wish I could say that this post is only for that “small group” of people addicted to pornography. Would that it were a “small group,” but no, it is not small, it is a group that over the years has become so great that today there are very few men (and women) who...
A few days ago I finished reading “Inner Peace” by Jacques Philippe. It is a brief spiritual book written in a simple language and filled with beautiful teachings about cultivating spiritual peace in our Christian life. The book goes over several actions and...
Countless religious studies indicate, time and time again, that men come to discover that something has gone wrong in their hearts. Something beyond his memory - something far in the past - went dreadfully wrong. Pain, suffering, injustice, egoism, oppression… these...
Today’s video brings to light a horrifying and saddening subject, and it's high time more of us speak out against it. Indeed, it's hard to figure why, when every other cause and issue seems to take up residence in our collective awareness, our society is reluctant to...
Man finds his perfection “in seeking and loving what is true and good” - Catechism of the Catholic Church # 1704. All of us have goals in life and we work hard to achieve them, trying to avoid bad habits. There's no better time for a re-set than Lent - a call from...
Have you ever spent an inordinate amount of time setting up dominoes only to see them fall in a fraction of the time you spent lining them up? When I was a kid, the first time I saw the domino effect in action I remember thinking it was the coolest thing ever. The...
Why do we gossip? 1. “Because we have nothing better to do, to make time pass.” 2. “I think to feel better about ourselves and to attach ourselves to the people that we’re gossiping about, and to connect.” 3. “We want to compare our own to theirs. We want to see that...
There are many things people do which hurt us and there are things we do which wound other people. Some are perhaps more obvious than others, some are clearly worse than others. There are two things that I think it is important to remember: 1. There are no good sins....
Today's culture has a nagging obsession for concrete results produced with speed and efficiency. You've done something? Great, let me see it. I want to touch it, I want to share it on Facebook, I want to tweet about it... A digitized positivism that predicates the...