The Key to Living a Holy Life The name of my blog sometimes frightens me because I fear I’ve set myself up as someone who knows how to be holy or who knows how to give advice on how to live a holy life. Neither of those are true! The truth is that I don’t believe … Read more
Simple Resolutions for the New Year … I thought I would once again suggest some simple but powerful resolutions for the New Year. So, without a lot of fanfare, here they are: Commit to daily prayer – The stronger our relationship with God is, the stronger our relationships with others will be. Commit to carving … Read more
This Advent Season … Become a Gift – We have another great video from Father Michael Najim, one of our popular contributors, about how one should become a gift this Advent season. He talks about all the gifts we have been buying … or those we have not bought that we are stressed out about, … Read more
God loves you! God loves you! What is the one question that Father Michael Najim asks that can change your life? Where do we know God loves us? Do we know it in our heads or in our hearts? What What three sets of relationships can the answer to this question transform? Do we find … Read more
Affection for Jesus Father Michael Najim has another wonderful video for us on having affection for Jesus. Listen below to learn about how we can develop a deep affection for Jesus Christ in our personal lives. Affection for Jesus: Father Michael Najim, a priest of the diocese of Rhode Island, reflects on God’s … Read more
The Joy of the Gospel The Joy of the Gospel! Father Michael Najim discusses Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium. He highlights paragraph three of the document, in which the Pope invites all Christians everywhere to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ, or openness to letting Him encounter them, each day because it is … Read more
How to Forgive A short video by Father Michael Najim! How to forgive: a frequent issue for many people! Given Christ’s injunction that we are to forgive, while it can be easy to give advice, it can be a difficult thing to carry out and put into practice. Father Michael Najim helps us get some … Read more
A prayerful reading of the Gospels readings on Monday through Wednesday of Holy Week will aid to deepen our contemplation of the Passion of Christ. The Church in her wisdom has provided these Gospel passages to prepare us to celebrate the Paschal Mystery. A close, contemplative reading of each of the three Gospel passages leading … Read more
Inspiration from Scripture Inspiration from Scripture: Father Michael Najim uses an example from his life on how music inspired him, in order to apply the example as a spiritual lesson. He explains how we are often going through the day with negative thoughts, having problems or experiencing difficulties, which can sometimes hold us back and … Read more
In 1925, the New York World publication celebrated the birthday of Abraham Lincoln with a cartoon that has become something of a classic. Two Kentucky farmers are pictured talking over a picket fence. One asks, “Anything new happen lately?” The other responds, “Nothing much. A new baby was born over at Tom Lincoln’s place, but … Read more
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