Outcast Catholic

Though many can experience wounds of feeling unwanted or abandoned, how does the Lord see each of us as beloved sons and daughters?  

In the midst of struggles and worries that can seem overwhelming, how might we surrender everything to Jesus for Him to provide as He sees best?  

We turn to St. Augustine to understand the importance of the faith that we profess in word and in action.  

Do we view Confirmation as a deepening of one's Initiation Sacraments, or a chance to check out of the Church?  

Does God treat us like puppets on a string, limiting our freedom and governing all our circumstances?  Or does He give us freedom that allows us to play with great creativity?    

At the heart of Catholic worship is the gift of the Eucharist.  During this time of Eucharistic Revival, let us turn our attention to the heavenly gift that can heal and form us as missionary disciples.  

The familiar kid game Hide & Go Seek can tell us a great deal about our relationship with God and our communion with others.  

Among all the forms of intimacy that married couples can enjoy with each other, is the act of prayer.  Yet how do couples enter into this with trust and vulnerability?   

Each one of us, including God's angels, have been created with a particular mission that leads to our holiness and the holiness of those around us.   

In these apostolic times, how do we understand the signs around us where we need to go as a Church with missionary zeal?