It’s time for my Hot Now – Weekly Picks. A weekly selection of what’s “hot and fresh” in the Catholic world. You’ll be happy to know that while I’m not sponsored by Krispy Kreme – (even though I’m using their logo) – I am enjoying a tasty Krispy Kreme Doughnut as I write this.
1. Great Book for Men
Last month I was blessed to get a preview copy of Be A Man! by Fr. Larry Richards. I have very much enjoyed this book and think this would make a …
Articles related to living the call to holiness. Articles will range from personal testimonies of overcoming daily struggles to ideas on how to practically seek holiness in your personal life, your family, your workplace.
Learn how to trust God in all things. From personal testimony to practical advice on trusting God in specific situations. If we are to seek union with God – we must be willing to learn to rely on God in all things.
Weekly question for you the reader to answer. Questions will generally deal with specific aspects of our faith and how we are to practically live them day to day. From time to time, this will include guest posts with practical wisdom for living Church teaching.
A digest of different blogs and news articles interesting enough to share here or that I want your thoughts on. Sometimes it will just be links to other stories and other times it will be my own thoughts or questions on the topic with links to the further story.
We are definitely in a new age when it comes to evangelization. This section will feature articles and links to articles on utilizing the media in the new evangelization. It will also have articles specific to youth and young adult ministry and ideas on how to spread the Gospel using the new media.
The earthquake in Haiti has completely devastated the people of that country. We are all moved with compassion for the victims.
I don’t have much to give but I do have a good reach through hundreds of friends online and through this website. So I felt like we should do something to help those in need after the earthquake in Haiti. I set up a cause to raise $5,000 for the relief efforts in Haiti. The funds will go to Catholic Relief Services – one of the largest and most well …
So, 20.10 is already in full steam. We are 1/12th of the way through and I’m once again amazed at how fast life moves. I wanted to stop and give a few updates to you all about the site, about the ministry, and maybe a little about my own life. Hope you don’t mind the self-focus for a moment – but the blogging experts say that updates are important – so here we go.
Two new regular posts a week: In addition to my regular blog posts each week you may …
Each week I post a note on Facebook asking for prayer intentions of our readers. I would ask that you consider taking these intentions to prayer and adding them to your list. Together let us seek the grace of God’s loving care for our needs.
Our first intention of course should be for those affected by the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti.
We of course pray for those who lost their lives, “Saints of God receive their souls, receive their souls and present them to God.”
We also pray for those who are trapped …
You will notice a new box on the right side of this page. It is our Facebook Fan Box – that’s right www.livinggracefully.net now has a Facebook page where you can connect with other readers, receive daily messages of encouragement and inspiration, share your prayer requests and I’ll even be writing some exclusive content just for those on the Facebook Page.
I hate that it is called a “fan page” or that you have to “become a fan”. I’d much rather say, become a partner, a supporter, a reader, or …
