Catholic Charities Toy Drive!

Last year, spending on Cyber Monday reached $1.735 billion and Black Friday reached $1.198 billion according to comScore’s report. The Holidays are not just about buying; they are also about giving. It’s that time of year to make children smile. Giving Tuesday, December 2nd, follows the two biggest spending days of the year, and you can…

Dr. Peter Kreeft gives 20 arguments for the existence of God

In this section you will find arguments of many different kinds for the existence of God. And we make to you, the reader, an initial appeal. We realize that many people, both believers and nonbelievers, doubt that God’s existence can be demonstrated or even argued about. You may be one of them. You may in…

Fun with the Family: Making Wooden Saint Dolls

Wooden saint dolls are trending in Catholic mom circles across the nation. I totally jumped on the bandwagon. When I did, I found it extremely helpful to have examples to look at. So in gratitude to those mommas who posted their own dolls, I am posting mine. I hope you find them helpful in the…

Getting Rid of Chemicals and Saving Money – How I Did It

Before I wrap up my time blogging here, I want to share something that has really improved the way I manage our home. Several months ago my friend Jill began raving about a new cleaning system that she recently began using. After a few months of hearing her talk about the system I finally gave…

Using Pope Francis to Share the Catholic Faith in 4 Steps

Have you experienced this? You’re out in public, someone finds out that you are Catholic, and you immediately get asked about Pope Francis. I think most of us have found ourselves in this situation. I encountered it last week at a conference and spoke with several folks about this situation after a talk I gave…

7 Ways to Celebrate Advent With Your Family

Patient waiting.These two little words most accurately describe the tone and theme of the season of Advent.Patient waiting.No two words in the English language are more incompatible with young children.How do those of us with young children help them to celebrate the beautiful season of Advent without being overrun by the mad rush to Christmas…

St. Louis of France: Man of the Holy Eucharist

In his Post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation Sacramentum caritatis, “On the Eucharist as the Source and Summit of the Church’s Life and Mission,” Pope Benedict XVI recalls a passage from the Confessions of Saint Augustine, regarding the Holy Eucharist. Saint Augustine writes about the different effect of consuming the Heavenly Bread of the Holy Eucharist in comparison with…

The Divine Mercy Chaplet

The Chaplet of The Divine Mercy How to Recite the Chaplet The Chaplet of Mercy is recited using ordinary rosary beads of five decades. The Chaplet is preceded by two opening prayers from the Diary of Saint Faustina and followed by a closing prayer. CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THE PRAYER

Father Louis Obirieze to become Pastor of Sacred Heart in Sapulpa!

November 30 will be a joyous day for Sacred Heart parish in Sapulpa.  bishop Slattery has named Fr. Louis Obirieze the new pastor of the Church in Sapulpa effective on the First Sunday of Advent, the same day that Fr. Jovita Okonkwo moves to Holy Family Cathedral. Fr. Louis has been the Associate Pastor at…

When you don’t feel like praying…

A few days ago, my wife and I got into an argument about some silly little thing. I thought we were done with the issue, when it cropped up again the next day. I got upset and was not a very happy bald man. Of course, my wife also unhappy with me and honestly neither…