Do you ever just want a moment?
Sometimes I just need a moment with God and in the middle of the day with so much going on, it is very hard to have that moment or to really be able to focus in that moment.

Audrey Assad, who just released her debut album, has an incredibly beautiful song called “Restless”, co-written by Matt Maher, that helps me enter into God’s presence in an instant. I thought I’d share this song with you in hopes that you might be able to pause and …

8/3/10
The Power of Prayer
This past week, we witnessed the incredible power of prayer. Melanie Pritchard was incredibly close to death, but through the power of prayer she is heading home from the hospital today. This is incredible news. Through my estimation, counting all of the different ways that prayer requests went out and all of the different communities that pledged their prayers, I would venture to guess that tens of thousands of people prayed for Melanie. Prayer truly is powerful.
All we have to do is ask
The Gospel of Matthew says, …

Publisher’s Note: This post originally appeared on John’s blog which you can find here. He has graciously agreed to let me share it with you. It is a beautiful tribute to Melanie Pritchard and her incredible and miraculous recovery from a potentially fatal medical emergency. Doctor’s are calling it a “miracle they cannot begin to explain” and those of us in the praying world agree with Mark Hart who proclaimed “I can (explain it), it’s called the Divine Mercy of God.”

John J. Jakubczyk served as President of Arizona Right to …

I often wonder if Venerable John Paul II had any idea the kind of lasting impact he would have on the world. On that September day when the white smoke announced to the world that we indeed had a new Pope, did he know in those moments that God would use him to not only affect the Church during the time of his Papacy, but the entire world for many years to come?
During his first five years as Pontiff, His Holiness, dedicated his Wednesday Audiences to deliver one message, it …

UPDATED AT 4:36pm (AZ Time) 8/2/10
Melanie Pritchard, Catholic speaker, Pro-Life Educator, Chastity speaker, and a true woman of God is in critical condition after giving birth to her second child. During labor there were complications and Melanie was rushed into an emergency C-section. During the C-section Melanie’s heart stopped beating. The baby was born and is doing great. But Melanie’s condition is very serious. She has now had surgery on her heart and while she is stable on machines, is not recovering well. They are now transporting her to the …

“When you have received Him, stir up your heart to do Him homage; speak to Him about your spiritual life, gazing upon Him in your soul where He is present for your happiness; welcome Him as warmly as possible, and behave outwardly in such a way that your actions may give proof to all of His Presence.”

- St. Francis de Sales

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“O Lord, we cannot go to the pool of Siloe to which you sent the blind man. But we have the chalice of Your Precious Blood, filled with life and light. The purer we are, the more we receive.”
- St. Ephraem

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As a new feature, every Sunday I will post a new quote about the Eucharist for your reflection and prayer. I will schedule it to post on Saturday at 4pm Eastern Time to allow for anyone going to the Vigil Mass a chance to read it. The quotes will be taken from the writings of the Saints as well as an occasional quote from a more modern source such as myself or a modern writer or musician.
“If we but paused for a moment to consider attentively what takes …

After a full day of set visits, being extras, getting to know the makers of the film, and of course a comforting southern meal of Fried chicken Billy Atwell of BreakPoints, Tim Drake of the National Catholic Register, Kenneth Henderson of TrueKnights, and myself sat down to discuss “Courageous” and the effects it will have on men and even the effect it will have on us.
NOTE: This was shot on a video camera w/o proper microphones, in a crowded hotel lobby – Please forgive the loud background noise. Despite the …

This week I have been blessed with the opportunity to visit the set of a new film, Courageous, by Sherwood Pictures (Flywheel, Facing the Giants, and Fireproof). What an incredible week it was.  I was there as a part of media and ministry week. There were over 100 representatives from various media outlets, bloggers (like me), and ministry leaders.
Courageous, is a story of four Sheriff’s Deputy’s who vow to “serve and protect” as officers and who daily fight for good, but in their own lives they struggle with understanding who …