[father_elijah]

Welcome dear friends in Christ!

My favorite quote from Mother Teresa:

"Very often throughout the day,
we should say,
'Jesus, alive in my heart, I love you'."

[father_elijah]

Bump

And please flag other Catholic FReepers to this thread. My ping list is not complete. God bless and thanks!

[marshmallow]

"Always remember that there is one God, that there is one salvation which is eternal and that you have one life to live, which must be lived by you alone. If you do this, there will be many things in this world, about which, you care nothing."

St. Teresa of Avila

[MozartLover]

Congratulations!

[tiki]

Congratulations! It has been 2 years for me and I feel as strong as ever that I found the home for my faith.

Come, Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of Your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of Your love.
Send forth Your Spirit,
and they shall be created;
And You will renew the face of the earth.

This is a short version of a longer prayer but I really think it is so beautiful and so full of meaning.

[Askel5]

Four of my Catechism classmates were baptized at Easter Vigil and one (a man in his sixties) took Communion for for the first time ... it was so exciting. I'm thrilled for both of you.

While you can find all sorts of good Catholic references tucked away at St. Patrick's, I'll leave you with some Catholic words to live by instilled in me by my folks: Offer it up!

=)

[LadyDoc]

Thanks for the "heads up". I'll remember all of you in my prayers.

[Brian Kopp DPM]

Thank You for posting this, Father! God Be Praised!

Congradulations ventana and roachie.

May the Peace of Christ remain forever in your soul, and the Love of the Blessed Trinity reign supreme in your minds and hearts!

Here are some of my favorite links:

Biblical Evidence for Catholicism

"Catholic Information Center on the Internet" (LOTS of Catholic magazines/newspapers available online here!)

Petersnet

PetersNet Site List (lists and rates for fidelity to the Church almost 800 Catholic internet sites--Click the "View All Active Reviews" button on the left hand column)

Traditional Catholic Reflections and Reports

EWTN (Mother Angelica's online web site)

The Diocese Report (run by a good friend of mine, but he occasionally links to schismatic traditionalist stuff)

The Catholic Exchange

The Catholic Educators Resource Guide (Excellent resource)

By the way, Petersnet is a search engine for all those Catholic web sites. Type any subject in the top left corner search box and you'll find something about it. It is an excellent resource both for apologetics and Catholic research in general.

Also, the Document Library Search engine at EWTN online is a good place to search for any Catholic subject or issue. Use the "keyword" search.

Finally, one I forgot... New Advent has the ENTIRE Catholic Encyclopedia online, as well these great links:

FEATURES -- Catholic Encyclopedia -- Summa Theologica -- Church Fathers -- Bookshop Catholic FAQ --> Councils -- Sacraments --> THE BIG NINE 1. The Holy See 2. PetersNet 3. EWTN 4. Catholic Exchange 5. CatholiCity 6. Catholic Info Net 7. Catholic.net 8. Internet Padre 9. Catholic Pages

TWO BOOKS THAT YOU SHOULD READ Triumph. Subtitled "The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church." Goodbye! Good Men. A blockbuster of plainspoken prophecy, due for release on April 15 -- and not a moment too soon. NEWS Zenit. Excellent Catholic news service from Rome. Catholic World News. Also excellent, but most services are members-only. Diocese Report. The Catholic answer to the Drudge Report. Fides. The Church's best official news source. Vatican Information Service. A service of the Holy See Press Office. Yahoo! News. General world news, hot off the wire. PERIODICALS Crisis Magazine. The best Catholic magazine in the English language. Inside the Vatican. Top-notch journalism in a beautiful package. LIBRARY The Holy Bible. The New American Bible, from the USCC. The Holy Bible. The old Douay-Rheims version. The Divine Office. The Liturgy of the Hours, from Universalis. Universal Catechism. Searchable by word or paragraph number. Code of Canon Law. The 1983 version. Baltimore Catechism. The all-time Q&A classic. Catholic Almanac. OSV's all-purpose Church resource. Doctrinal Concordance. Answers the question, "Where is that in the Bible?" Church Documents. Encyclicals, pastoral letters, and so on. EWTN Library. Thousands of articles and documents. CERC. Catholic Educator's Resource Center FREE STUFF Catholic Freebies. Free catalogs, magazines, product samples, and lots of other free stuff for Catholics, all in one place. APOLOGETICS Catholic Answers. The pioneer of the new apologetics movement. Envoy Magazine. The journal of Catholic apologetics and evangelization. Nazareth Resources. James Akin's resource page. Mark Shea's Website. Scripture study and other "sheavings." ESPAÑOL ACI-Prensa. El portal católico. Enciclopedia Católica. El mejor recurso para fortalecer tu fe. BEC. Biblioteca Electrónica Cristiana. How to Pray the Rosary. Download our sheet, print out as many copies as you can, and hand them out.--> OTHER GOOD LINKS Adoremus Biblical Evidence... Catholic Page for Lovers Catholics United for the Faith Coming Home Network Human Life International Liturgical Library Returning Home St. Joseph Communications Single Catholics Online The University Concourse Ultimate Pro-Life List Word of God-->

[ELS]

It has been a little over one year since I returned to the Catholic faith. Shortly after my return, my pastor strongly recommended (in fact, he gave me a copy) An Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales. It is a wonderful, beautiful book full of excellent advice for the lay Catholic. I will be reading it again because there is too much great advice to absorb in one reading. You can order the book from Tan Books. St. Francis de Sales is one of the Doctors of the Church.

[malakhi]

Ping!

[patent]

Congratulations to all who found faith this year, what a difference He makes!

patent

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[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Hi Father:)

ventana and roachie, I have all these great quotes stored away, then when the time comes to use them I can't find them! If at some point in the future you find yourself in difficult times, perhaps these Scripture quotes may be of help to you. They are a couple of my favorites.

My son, when you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for trials. Be sincere of heart and steadfast, undisturbed in times of adversity. Cling to him, forsake him not; thus will your future be great. Accept whatever befalls you, in crushing misfortune be patient; For in fire gold is tested, and worthy men in the crucible of humiliation. Trust God and he will help you; make straight your ways and hope in him. (Sirach 2:1-6)

And another...

Wisdom instructs her children and admonishes those who seek her. He who loves her loves life; those who seek her out win her favor. He who holds her fast inherits glory; wherever he dwells the Lord bestows blessings. Those who serve her serve the Holy One; those who love her the Lord loves. He who obeys her judges nations; he who hearkens to her dwells in her inmost chambers. If one trusts her, he will possess her; his descendants too will inherit her. She walks with him as a stranger, and at first she puts him to the test; Fear and dread she brings upon him and tries him with her discipline; With her precepts she puts him to the proof, until his heart is fully with her. Then she comes back to bring him happiness and reveal her secrets to him. (Sirach 4:11-18)

The path is not always easy, but the benefits are many (and eternal!) Congratulations!

[fatima]

Geni and Paulette,away for 20 years each

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

Greetings in Christ. Warm and sincerest congratulations!
May His many blessings continue to bring faith, love, and
joy in your lives.
God Bless

[fatima]

ventana and roachie,Stay close to Our Lady and pray the rosary every day,She will lead you close to Her Son,congarts brats of God for He does spoil us

[saradippity]

Welcome home from another member of the family.I'm going to give you some practical advice given to me years ago by a nun in 4th or 5th grade. Sister said it was all the PALE GAS we carried with us that was gonna snuff out life.She said before we went to confession we had to check out how much we had with us because it caused most of our sins.To this day I use it as part of my examination of conscience and find after all these years I have just about rid myself of the PALE part but still have plenty of GAS.

P for pride

A for avarice

L for lust

E for envy

G for gluttony

A for anger,and

S for sloth.

I'm so glad you found us,its a wonderful place to be as we journey Home to our Father,who waits for us.

[johniegrad]

Thanks for the heads up. My wife did the same thing last year.

[Nubbin]

Welcome home! from one who entered the Church 9 years ago.

Too late have I loved you,
O Beauty so ancient, O Beauty so new,
too late have I loved you!
You were within me but I was outside myself,
and there I sought you!
In my weakness
I ran after the beauty
of the things you have made.
You were with me,
and I was not with you.
The things you have made kept me from you -
the things which would have no being
unless they existed in you!

You have called,
you have cried out,
and you have pierced my deafness.
You have radiated forth,
you have shined out brightly,You have sent fort your fragrance,
and I haved breathed it in,
and I long for you.
I have tasted you,
and I hunger and thirst for you.
You have touched me,
and I ardently desire your peace.

St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430)
Bishop, Writer, Doctor

Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine
There's always laughter and good red wine;
At least I've always found it so
Benedicamus Domino.

Hillaire Belloc

I highly recommend 'Triumph; The Power and Glory of the Catholic Church', by H.W. Crocker III.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

Douay-Rheims Bible

Douay-Rheims Bible Online: http://www.scriptours.com/bible/

[wideawake]

Congratulations, guys!!!

Now start remembering me in your prayers, because the prayer of a righteous man availeth much, and I need some availin'!

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

Also...

The Catholic Truth Society

CLICK HERE: http://www.CTS-online.org.uk/CTS.htm