A Journey through RCIA – Purification and Enlightenment

Purification and Enlightenment: The Penitential Rite- This next phase of my journey is called Purification and Enlightenment. It is meant to be a time of less instruction and catechism study. Instead it is a time to become more spiritually focused. It is a time of self-examination and reflection to allow one to become ready to…

Day 20 of Lent

Happy Monday! Thank you for viewing our reflection today. As I was praying and pondering what bible verse to blog about today, I read a portion of “The Imitation of Christ” by Thomas a Kempis. It spoke to me personally so I thought I would share it with everyone. If you haven’t read the book, I highly…

Day 18 of Lent

Hope you are enjoying your weekend! Thank you for taking time to read our reflection today! TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE: 2 TIMOTHY 1:7 FOR GOD DID NOT GIVE US A SPIRIT OF COWARDICE BUT RATHER OF POWER AND LOVE AND SELF-CONTROL. Our strength comes from God. It’s grounded in Him. God does not give us a…

Morning Prayer With St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelic Doctor, is well known for his voluminous writings, his mind-bending theological and philosophical insights, and the unparalleled beauty of his Eucharistic hymns. And yet, above all else, Aquinas was a man of prayer  – after a mystical experience he had near the end of his life, he declared that all…

Day 17 of Lent

Thank you for joining us today. I pray you and your family are having a blessed Lent. TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE: COLOSSIANS 4:2 DEVOTE YOURSELVES TO PRAYER, BEING WATCHFUL AND THANKFUL. Devote is a verb defined as: give all or a large part of one’s time or resources to a person, activity, or cause. There are…

Day 16 of Lent

Thank you for joining us today. TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE: 1 CORINTHIANS 6:19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God? You are not your own;   In our Gospel, Jesus chases the merchants and the money-changers from the temple. Jesus was outraged…

Outside the Walls: March 2, 2015

Featuring: Mass Readings from the Second Monday of Lent A Treatise on The Fear of the Lord by St. Hilary of Poitiers Fr. Gary Kastl gives us the Priestly perspective on the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Confession FAQ The Scriptural Basis for Confession Overcoming Secrets, Finding Freedom Resources: USCCB Examinations of Conscience for various stages of life USCCB…

Day 15 of Lent

Thank you for joining us today. We hope you have been enjoying these reflections. If you have missed a reflection and would like to read it you can click here. TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE: REVELATION 5:8 AND WHEN HE HAD TAKEN THE SCROLL, THE FOUR LIVING CREATURES AND THE TWENTY-FOUR ELDERS FELL DOWN BEFORE THE LAMB, EACH…

Liquid Bread: The Top 5 Bock Beers for Lent

Photo source So you gave up dessert for Lent? Good for you, you wimp! Once upon a time, German monks ate nothing for the entirety of the Lenten fast. No bread, no salad, no fruit—nothing. Beat that. How did they survive, you ask? By imbibing large quantities of heavy, calorie rich beer, of course! Around 700 years ago, German monks in…

Not Just Any Given Sunday

Hello. My name is Sara and I’m St. Michael Radio’s newest blogger (click here for my bio). I keep chocolate chips in my freezer (and did not give up chocolate for Lent), I enjoy Belgian beer when I’m not growing a human and I bake my own bread. Now that you know a bit about…