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Pope Benedict XVI’s April Prayer Intentions

April 3, 2012 by Deacon Joel Schmidt Leave a Comment

Unite with Christians throughout the world in praying for the pope’s monthly prayer intentions. Since the nineteenth century, popes have asked the Apostleship of Prayer to pray for specific intentions. Two prayer intentions are requested each month from the Holy Father, a general intention and a mission intention. Let us join the Apostleship of Prayer’s … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Easter, Good Shepherd Sunday, Heaven, Hope, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Paul VI, Prayer, Priesthood, Religious Life, Resurrection, Second Vatican Council, Vocations, World Day of Prayer for Vocations

Spiritual Sticker Shock

August 25, 2011 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 1 Comment
Sticker Shock

August 28, 2011: Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time The juxtaposition of this week’s readings against last week’s readings is hard to ignore. Last week, Peter was “all in” when Jesus commanded him to build a Church, essentially to marshal a spiritual army of disciples and storm the gates of the sinful world with the power of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Devil, Discipleship, Evangelization, Faith, Follow Me, forgiveness, Gary Zimak, Gift, Great Deceiver, Heaven, Jeremiah, Jesus, love, Offer It Up, Passion, Persevere, Psalms, Punsihment, Rock, Romans, Satan, Scripture, St. Paul, St. Peter, Will, witness

The Holy Paradox

November 22, 2010 by Deacon Joel and Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

November 21, 2010: The Solemnity of Christ the King Jesus is a shock to the senses. One doesn’t have to read the gospels long to find Him challenging existing authorities, breaking social norms, and generally turning convention upside down. The last shall be first; one must lose his life to save it; etc. This past … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Catholic, Christ the King, cross, Death, Faith, Feast, Firstborn, Heaven, King David, Paradise, Paradox, Paul, Pope Pius XI, Quas Primas, salvation, Solemnity

Happily Ever After

November 9, 2010 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 2 Comments

November 7, 2010: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time The “afterlife” is an interesting topic. Bring it up with enough people and you will get responses ranging from reincarnation to rapture and everything in between, including nothing at all. What do you believe? This was the subject of the past Sunday’s readings. Maccabee Martyrs. In the first … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Catholic, Death, Faith, Heaven, Hope, Iraq, Maccabees, Martyr, Mass, Original Sin, Our Lady of Salvation, Sadducees, Sainthood, saints, St. Lawrence, trust, virtues

Three Critical Questions

September 6, 2010 by Deacon Joel Schmidt Leave a Comment

September 5, 2010: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Who am I? Where am I?  Where am I going?  These three critical questions can be applied to the readings this past Sunday and can assist us as we apply the teachings in our daily lives throughout the week and beyond. Who Am I? “If anyone comes … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Catholic, deuterocanonical, disciple, Father, Heaven, Hebrews, intentional, James, journey, Jude, Judith, Maccabees, Onesimus, Paul, Philemon, Revelation, Sirach, Tobit, trust, Wisdom

What is a Practicing Catholic?

August 12, 2010 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 1 Comment

A guy gets into a cab in New York City and asks the cab driver,  “How do I get to Carnegie Hall?”  The cab driver replies, “Practice,  practice,  practice.” This old, amusing pun underscores one of life’s universal truths. If you want to become the best you can possibly be at something, regardless of your … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Catholic, Faith, Heaven, Practice, Sainthood, saints
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