Synopsis:There are many blessings that come with converts. Their enthusiasm, intentional living out of the faith and eagerness to be involved in parish life has breathed new life to so many places around the Archdiocese of Mobile and beyond. One special fruit that has also blessed our Archdiocese is vocations to the priesthood! As converts go deeper into their relationship with Christ, willing to follow him down the windy road of conversion, many times, an awareness of a deeper call to ...

Synopsis: Meet Pepper Huff. A native to Mobile. Grew up attending UMS-Wright. Through a casual comment made by a friend, God nudged him to transfer to McGill-Toolen for his Junior and Senior year of high school. Walk with Pepper on the journey that this has taken him on ever since. A journey of “dying to self” and being “invited deeper into the life of Christ.”Dig In Further:Have you ever had someone suggest something to you in your life casually, that the Lord used with great force in your l...

Synopsis: On the Feast of St. John Paul II, we see a man who did “set the world on fire” with the love of God. He was thoroughly Polish and was able to thus preach the Gospel to the people of Poland in a particularly powerful way. His example gives us a template to pray about as we consider how God is calling us to “Set Alabama on Fire.”Dig In Further:How might you be more immersed in the history and culture of Alabama? Are there places you need to visit? Books you need to read?How does knowi...

Synopsis:Meet Brenda Christian. She grew up Protestant living in a housing project in downtown Montgomery. For the past 25 years, she has served in several capacities at St. Dominic Parish in Mobile. Hear how this grace-filled journey took place. Share in Brenda’s conviction that the words of the prophet Jeremiah ring strong with her story—“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you.” (Jeremiah 1:5)Dig In Further:...

Synopsis: Jesus invites us to consider today that everything belongs to God. Everything is His that he gives to us as a gift. Realizing this we are called to give God heartfelt thanks. Then filled with gratitude, realizing all we have is his, to ask him “What do you want of me Lord?”Dig In Further:How can you deeper your appreciation for everything being a Gift from God?Is there any part of your life or your resources that you see exclusively as “yours”...where God is not permitted to ask any...

Synopsis: Meet Tom Riello. An Italian, New Yorker Catholic that got intrigued by Evangelical Christians on TV which led him on a faith journey involving becoming a Presbyterian, a PCA minister and pastor and then somehow made a turn back to the Catholic faith?!?! If that wasn’t enough, he then found his way to Montgomery, AL to teach at our Catholic High School. Marvel at this story of grace and conversion.Dig in Further:Have you ever been disillusioned with your Catholic Faith? Have you seen...

Synopsis: Have you ever turned down an invitation that you later regretted? God invites us daily into deeper communion with Himself and each other. But do we hear it? Are we attentive to His invitations he makes known to us in prayer, people he puts in our path, and through the circumstances of our lives? His invitations always have our Joy in mind. Dig In Further: How have you heard God’s invitation in your life? Where have you responded well? Where have you turned down his invitation? ...

Synopsis: As we have been reflecting, Protestants bless us as Catholics in many ways. Perhaps the most powerful way is when some of them become Catholic! They bring new zeal, study, devotion and perspective into our midst. They challenge all of us to reconsider and treasure anew the gift of our Catholic Faith. Dig In Further:Do you know any converts to the faith? How has their faith journey impacted yours?Do you feel called to deeper conversion in your faith? Is there a part of your walk...

Synopsis: We can forget that God is the “landowner” of everything. We can consequently resent it when he asks something of us from a certain portion of the vineyard of our lives. But God does want us to be happy. He wants many times to bring us to a sacred intersection—where our greatest gifts and the world’s greatest needs align. There we enjoy the blessing of utilizing our God-given abilities and being a blessing to the world around us.Dig In Further:What gifts has God given you? What...

Synopsis: Young Life is a national non-denominational ministry aimed at evangelizing the unchurched and getting them plugged into local church communities. Today Fr. Victor shares how this ministry's template helped to “raise the bar” of expectation, evangelization and vision for the Youth Group at St. Michael’s in Auburn, AL. Dig In Further:Have you ever seen a program in a non-Catholic Church that struck you as creative, effective and/or Spirit-filled? If so, ask God if perhaps he is c...