The Way of Contentment: Venerable Father Solanus Casey

Yesterday a group of us from the Bible study group of Christ the King Catholic Church visited the Father Solanus Casey Center. In the exhibit hall, I came across the following quote by the good father that stuck with me . . . and so I thought I’d share it here. “We are never justified [...]

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40-Day Challenge: What Now? (Day 40)

Okay, for the final time . . . begin with the Prayer of Abandonment. Holy Saturday has special significance for me:  It is the day I was welcomed into the Church after nearly a year of studying and contemplating whether I should become Catholic. On that Easter Vigil afternoon in 1994, dressed in a beautiful white gown [...]

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40-Day Challenge: Zzzzzz…. (Day 39)

Begin with the Prayer of Abandonment. “Why do they call it ‘Good Friday’?” my nine-year-old wanted to know.  It was a fair question, why we should commemorate the day of the Lord’s death, calling it “good”? Many other adjectives spring to mind: “merciful” … “sad” … “dark” … “deadly.” And yet, the Church calls it [...]

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40-Day Challenge: Yes! (Day 38)

  Begin with the Prayer of Abandonment.    A few weeks ago, on March 25, we celebrated the Feast of the Annunciation, when the    Blessed Virgin Mary gave her assent to God’s plan, by which she was to become the Theotokos . . . the God Bearer.  Her “yes” set a series of events in [...]

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40-Day Challenge: X-amination of Conscience (Day 37)

Begin with the Prayer of Abandonment. The other day I came across this “Examination of Conscience for Married Couples” by Father Thomas Weinandy.  If you have not yet been to confession this Lent, why not take this opportunity to prepare yourself … and to make arrangements to go? The sacrament of reconciliation does not need [...]

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40-Day Challenge: Wisdom (Day 36)

Begin with the Prayer of Abandonment. Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. Lin Yutang, author and inventor of the Chinese typewriter Today’s Challenge:  Time to take personal inventory:  Are there any areas of your [...]

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40-Day Challenge: Wealth (Day 35)

Begin with the Prayer of Abandonment. “A man’s wealth is measured by what he doesn’t need.” Henry David Thoreau   This past summer, Craig’s parents sent the four of us to Mackinac Island for the Grand Hotel’s spectacular July 4th Extravaganza. It was an unbelievably generous gift, from the suite overlooking the lake and pool to the [...]

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