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Catholic Café
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From the Diocese of Memphis, a popular destination for men to share experiences, strengthen their faith and become better husbands and fathers
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The Ordinary Feasts: Avoiding Spiritual Hibernation
6d ago00:27:30Tap to summarizeAs we leave the very busy and spiritually powerful Easter Season and enter into Ordinary Time, it is vital that we remember that the Easter Mysteries are supposed to empower us for the days ahead, not tire us and convince us we need a rest. We must avoid the temptation to hibernate in our faith and wait until the next big season of the Church.
Transcribe →Power Made Perfect: Finding True Strength In Christ
2w ago00:27:29Tap to summarizeCatholic author and speaker John Edwards speaks about his new book, Power Made Perfect, a powerful, revealing look into his amazing conversion of faith. As only he can do, John tells us how to find true strength in Christ by describing in detail, and vulnerability, his fall from grace and how the Lord used the powerful love of his wife Angela to bring him home to right relationship with God.
Transcribe →Stop Looking Up In The Sky: Go Therefore
3w ago00:27:29Tap to summarizeWhen Jesus gives us the Great Commission to go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, he dramatically ascends into heaven. The disciples hardly know what to do. They are stunned. Two angels give them very practical advice. Stop looking up in the sky and get busy doing what Jesus just commanded.
Transcribe →God Is In Charge: Let Go And Let God
4w ago00:27:30Tap to summarizeIt seems that the world is so stressed out. So many people suffer from anxiety and worry. Perhaps a reminder, subtle though it is, can help. God is in charge. When we try to do everything ourselves, we quickly discover that we cannot. That is why we need to just let go and let God do the heavy lifting in our lives.
Transcribe →Seven Reputable Men: The Early Diaconate
May 300:27:30Tap to summarizeIn chapter 6 of the Acts of the Apostles, we hear of Saint Stephen and six of his companions being called to a special vocation of service to the Church. These seven men would be the first Deacons of the Catholic Church, called to service to the Word, Altar, and Charity. 2000 years later, God still calls men to the vocation of the Diaconate.
Transcribe →Good Shepherd Sunday: We Need Our Shepherds
Apr 2600:27:29Tap to summarizeGood Shepherd Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, is when the Universal Church celebrates our shepherds, the priests, bishops, and pope who all act in the person of the One Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ. God the Father knew we would need Shepherds like Jesus and His priests in order to help us get to heaven.
Transcribe →Take, Bless, Break, Give; The Four-Fold Action Of The Eucharist
Apr 1900:27:30Tap to summarizeIn the well known biblical account that takes place on the Road to Emmaus, sometimes people overlook the detail when Jesus shares the meal with Cleopus and his traveling companion. The story tells us that Jesus takes the bread, blesses it, breaks it, and gives it to them. Perhaps there is more to the story.
Transcribe →Unconditional Love For God: Free Flow Of Love
Apr 1200:27:29Tap to summarizeWhen we are attached to certain kinds of sins, it is hard for us to love like God loves. He loves us unconditionally and wants us to be free to love Him in that way as well.
Transcribe →Praying For Our Kids This Easter: That They Know They Are Loved
Mar 2900:27:29Tap to summarizeIt is certainly not uncommon that kids tend to go astray at some point in their young lives. And it is also not uncommon for parents to pray that they return. This Easter, as our families gather, perhaps we should think about what exactly we are asking for in our prayers.
Transcribe →Four Days Dead: Jesus Wants To Resurrect Us
Mar 2200:27:29Tap to summarizeThe Bible tells us that the wages of sin is death. And if we are all sinners, then we are are doomed to die a spiritual death. That is why the Church wants us to take note of the story of the raising of Lazarus from the dead. His real life resurrection teaches us of us that even if we are four days dead and things seem hopeless, we can still be saved.
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