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He Gave His Only Son

"Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed."

John 21:29

• There should be less talk. A preaching point is not a meeting point.


• The dying, the cripple, the mental, the unwanted, the unloved-- they are Jesus in disguise.


• In the West there is loneliness, which I call the leprosy of the West. In many ways it is worse than our poor in Calcutta. (Commonweal, Dec 19, 1997)


• It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.


• The poor give us much more than we give them. They're such strong people, living day to day with no food. and they never curse, never complain. We don't have to give them pity or sympathy. We have so much to learn from them.


• I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper's wounds, I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience?


• I do not pray for success. I ask for faithfulness.


• Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go.


• If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

~Mother Teresa~

If you missed any of our earlier articles, you can find them all here for your reading enjoyment!

Resisting the Devil
by Patti LaRue

Faith
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Resolutions, Resolutions, Resolutions
by Patti LaRue

The Waiting
by Stella Armstrong

Are You Radical?
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Just Know That I Am Here...Always
by Claire Clow

Saying Yes Came Easy for Mary
by Patti LaRue

Hymn for Advent
by Claire Clow

Let's Be Thankful
by Patti LaRue

Their Inability to Repay
by Stella Armstrong

Romans 12:21
by Claire Clow

Find Strength in Jesus
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

The Better Part
by Stella Armstrong

You Restore My Strength
by Patti LaRue

If Today You Hear His Voice, Harden Not Your Hearts
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Our Doing and Our Praying
by Stella Armstrong

Finding Your Spirituality Through Helping Others
by Patti LaRue

I Don't Know What to Write
by Patti LaRue

Pier Giorgio Franssati
by Bethany Loumeana

Charity Should Not Be Easy
by Patti LaRue

How Do I Know That It Is Jesus?
by Stella Armstrong

Our Cross
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

The One He Sends
by Stella Armstrong

How to Get More Out of Your Prayer Life
by Patti LaRue

Pentecost, Reason for Hope
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Prayer
by Claire Clow

O You of Little Faith
by Patti LaRue

Spiritual Boldness
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Good Listeners Get to Heaven
by Claire Clow

The Right Time
by Stella Armstrong

I Thirst for You
by Claire Clow

I Thirst
by Patti LaRue

God Answers Prayers
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

How Much More for the Hard Hearted
by Stella Armstrong

More Prayer During Lent
by Patti LaRue

Upgrade to Jesus
by Stella Armstrong

Prayer
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

It's Lent
by Claire Clow

What Will Your Sacrifice Be?
by Patti LaRue

Cancer
by Claire Clow

WWJD?
by Patti LaRue

Journeys With Our Lord
by Stella Armstrong

God Helps Those Who Helps Themselves
by Patti LaRue

My Prayer This Day
by Claire Clow

He Loves the Sinner
by Patti LaRue

Joy Beyond Breaking Point
by Stella Armstrong

Today is the Start of a New Year, January 1st, 2011
by Claire Clow

A Prayer Before the Manger
by Patti LaRue

A Radical Orientation
by Stella Armstrong

Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Christmas is Getting Lost in the Chaos
by Patti LaRue

An Advent Retreat at Home
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

A Different Perspective on Fall and Winter
by Claire Clow

Even Though Everyone is to Blame...Don't You Know You are Beautiful
by Kelsey McKay

Let Jesus Step In
by Patti LaRue

Which Future
by Stella Armstrong

Driving Out Demons
by Patti LaRue

Option for the Poor
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Time
by Claire Clow

Who Are We in the Parables?
by Stella Armstrong

How Big is Our God?
by Patti LaRue

His Deep Longing
by Stella Armstrong

Have No Fear for the Lord is Near
by Kelsey McKay

Stepping Out of the Boat
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Fast Learner With Short Recall
by Stella Armstrong

What the Church Teaches About Angels
by Patti LaRue

Martha and Mary
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Let's Kneel At His Cross
by Kelsey McKay

All Sinners Are Loved
by Patti LaRue

Our God in Love
by Stella Armstrong

Once You Spoke to Men
by Claire Clow

How Important is Our Love For One Another
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

I Use to Worry A Lot
by Patti LaRue

How to Live Without Worry
by Claire Clow

Ascension
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Her Obedience
by Stella Armstrong

Too Much....Seriously?
by Kelsey McKay

Prayer is an Intimate Communication with You and God
by Patti LaRue

Believing in Jesus
by Kelsey McKay

Too Much God
by Stella Armstrong

Easter Season
by Claire Clow

Betrayal and Easter
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Prayer and Forgiveness
by Patti LaRue

It is Not the World That Ends
by Kelsey McKay

The Traumatic Concencration
by Claire Clow

Don't Be Scared
by Stella Armstrong

Let Him Move You
by Patti LaRue

Lent
by Claire Clow

Thank You Lord
by Kelsey McKay

Tell the Good News
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Why I Believe in Jesus
by Claire Clow

Faith Based
by Kelsey McKay

Light of Faith in Darkness
by Stella Armstrong

God is Love
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Prayer is All Powerful
by Patti LaRue

Just Society
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Inspired by Love
by Kelsey McKay

My Journey in Learning How to Pray
by Stella Armstrong

Hope
by Kelsey McKay

Am I My Brother's (or Sister's) Keeper?
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Saints and Visiting
by Claire Clow

To Love Unselfishly
by Patti LaRue

Jesus My Love in Acrostics
by Stella Armstrong

Why Pray?
by Kelsey McKay

Dear Jesus
by Kelsey McKay

Rights for Unborn
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Those Who Sow In Tears
by Stella Armstrong

Asking Why
by Kelsey McKay

The Beauty of Creation Bears Witness to God
by Claire Clow

Let's Think of Heaven
by Kelsey McKay

Follow the Leader
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

False Gods
by Patti LaRue

The Doors He Closes
by Stella Armstrong

Listen For His Voice
by Patti LaRue

Mercy and Truth
by Kelsey McKay

Fourth of July
by Claire Clow

Life Giving
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Our Difference is Our Hope in Jesus Christ
by Stella Armstrong

Betrayal, Is It Worth It?
by Kelsey McKay

Trials
by Patti LaRue

The Pentecost
by Claire Clow

God's Grace
by Patti LaRue

This May, Let Us Honor Our Mother Mary
by Stella Armstrong

Communion of Saints
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Turning to God When Emotions Falter
by Kelsey McKay

The Perfect Gift
by Stella Armstrong

Read Scripture
by Claire Clow

Silent Faith
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Christ's Friendship is Intimate
by Kelsey McKay

Mang Imong's Walk With Jesus
by Stella Armstrong

Lent
by Claire Clow

The Hands and Feet of Christ
by Patti LaRue

Prayer For Forgiveness
by Kelsey McKay

Sent Two by Two
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Hard to be a Christian?
by Kelsey McKay

Pray For Our Children
by Claire Clow

Peace of Mind
by Patti LaRue

The Baptism of the Lord
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

Instead of New Year's Resolutions, Make it Carpe Diem!
by Stella Armstrong

Love of God
by Kelsey McKay

Advent Image
by Deacon Mike Caldwell

A Prayer For All of Us
by Patti LaRue

Thanksgiving
by Claire Clow

If Today
by Mike Caldwell

Praying Without Despairing
by Stella Armstrong

What Gifts Do You Have?
by Patti LaRue

Sacramental Blessings
by Claire Clow

I'll Do it My Way
by Patti LaRue

St. Joseph
by Kelsey McKay

Catholic Stewardship
by Mike Caldwell

Mary and Help
by Claire Clow

Forgiveness is a Beautiful Thing
by Patti LaRue

Going Deeper
by Mike Caldwell

Good Christians
by Patti LaRue

Do We Dare Doubt
by Kelsey McKay

Connecting to the Spirit
by Mike Caldwell

A Knock at Your Heart
by Kelsey McKay

We Are Called to Be in Union With Our Creator
by Mike Caldwell

Prince of Convenience
by Kelsey McKay

Is Jesus in Your Heart?
by Patti LaRue

The Healing Word
by Kelsey McKay

Personal Poverty
by Mike Caldwell

The Heart of a Volunteer
by Patti LaRue

Listen
by Claire Clow

Never an Orphan
by Mike Caldwell

Everlasting Love
by Kelsey McKay

Prayer, Pure Communication With God
by Patti LaRue

Our Hearts Are Restless
by Mike Caldwell

Patience is Needed
by Kelsey McKay

God is Working Within All of Us
by Claire Clow

Faith in Action
by Kelsey McKay

Praise Jesus
by Claire Clow

Good Friend
by Mike Caldwell

Friends
by Kelsey McKay

Why Do We Grieve?
by Patti LaRue

The Eucharist
by Mike Caldwell

To Serve is to Know
by Kelsey McKay

What Do We Give?
by Patti LaRue

Hope is Life-Changing for those that Embrace It
by Mike Caldwell

Just Ask
by Patti LaRue

Lent's Here!
by Claire Clow

Fighting the Spiritual Battle
by Kelsey McKay

See the Perfection in It
by Patti Rue

Surrendering Unto God
by Kelsey McKay

Christian Hope
by Mike Caldwell

What Did You Get or Give For Christmas?
by Patti LaRue

Advent
by Claire Clow

A Baby Hug
by Unknown Author

Status Quo
by Mike Caldwell

He is Here Forever and a Day
by Kelsey McKay

Prayer of the Moment
by Mike Caldwell

I Don't Have the Time
by Patti LaRue

Saints
by Claire Clow

Trials of Suffering
by Kelsey McKay

Prayer Distractions
by Mike Caldwell

Thy Will Be Done
by Patti LaRue

Gray Stormy Winter Days
by Claire Clow

St. Matthew
by Mike Caldwell

I'm Calling For You
by Patti LaRue

Perspectives
by Claire Clow

Labor Day
by Mike Caldwell

Pray the Old Prayers
by Nancy Sanger

Feast of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven
by Claire Clow

Who Do You Say That I Am?
by Mike Caldwell

Prayer
by Patti LaRue<

Slippery Slope
by Claire Clow

Touch
by Mike Caldwell

We Are All Sinners Trying to Find Our Way
by Patti LaRue

Daydreaming About God
by Nancy Sanger

God is Our Refuge
by Nancy Sanger

It's a Struggle
by Patti LaRue

St. Barnabas
by Mike Caldwell

My Heart Hurts Tonight As I Write This
by Claire Clow

Thank You Jesus
by Patti LaRue

The Light of the Body
by Lori Sharp

Let Go of Our Selves
by Patti LaRue

Wrapped Up in Our Lives
by Patti LaRue

It is Written in Our Hearts
by Patti LaRue

Life's Little Problems
by Kelsey McKay

God's Blessings
by Claire Clow

I Forgive You
by Patti LaRue

Let God Handle Stress
by Kelsey McKay

How Do We Handle Our Crosses?
by Claire Clow

Accept Suffering With Grace
by Patti LaRue

Ingredients
by Kelsey McKay

Miracles A Plenty
by Kelsey McKay

We Are Saying NO to the Wrong One!
by Patti LaRue

Lent
by Claire Clow

The Bigger Jesus Becomes in Your Life, the Smaller Your Problems Become
by Kelsey McKay