Easter approaches—how is your Lent going?

It’s not too late to make a new beginning, focusing on the purpose of small sacrifices we make By Deacon Bob Hunt Here we are in mid-March, and Lent is already two-thirds through. Easter is only a couple of weeks away. How’s your Lent going? Lent is somewhat like New …

Our mission now: understand Jesus is Lord

If we follow and remain faithful to Him, our troubles will end, and we will live in the bosom of the Father By Deacon Bob Hunt “Jesus said to His disciples: ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me’”(John 14:1). There …

Realize the gift you have received from Him

We should not be so distracted that we fail to notice how God has moved in our lives By Deacon Bob Hunt I was conversing with my oldest sister recently, and we spoke about how often we miss God’s grace moving in our lives simply because we aren’t paying attention. …

We should both worship Jesus and serve Him

Christians should not treat Him as two different people, one human and one divine By Deacon Bob Hunt There are two great temptations that face Christians that I would like to speak to. The first, and it is almost an expectation of the culture, is to relegate one’s faith to …

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Regarding the Synod, remember this

Progressives and conservatives should keep in mind Jesus’ promise to be with His Church until the end By Deacon Bob Hunt I am writing this in the middle of October, so by the time you read this mid-November, the Synod on Synodality taking place in Rome this month of October …

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‘Influencers’ deride marriage as a life choice

The benefits of marriage are many and include greater financial stability, health, and happiness By Deacon Bob Hunt Last month, I wrote about a new survey showing that fully 80 percent of young adult regular churchgoers come from intact families, where they were raised by their biological parents who are …

Analyzing the decline in church attendance

Kids who grow up ‘in a continuously married home’ are more likely to go to church as young adults By Deacon Bob Hunt It’s impossible to keep up with the news, even the secular news, without occasionally coming across an article that addresses the decline in Christian faith and church …

Mary freely chose to do what God asked

The Handmaid of the Lord ‘eagerly, happily, willfully assumed her role in God’s plan of salvation’ By Deacon Bob Hunt “Mary is the Mother of all the members of the Savior, because by her charity she has cooperated in the birth of the faithful in the Church. Mary is the …

Offering a July reflection on U.S. history

Lincoln’s words that ‘we shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth’ ring true today By Deacon Bob Hunt July is the month we celebrate American independence, so it’s worth reflecting on our history. One thing I can say about studying history is that it offers …

Our memories can be a happy privilege

Especially when we recall to mind that God is present in every moment of our lives By Deacon Bob Hunt There are moments that inspire reflection on those matters of life that matter most. Sometimes these moments are of the unhappy variety, but there are happy moments, too. I had …

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The Church cannot accommodate the culture

The Catholic Church must challenge the culture with the truth of God’s revelation in Christ By Deacon Bob Hunt Whether it is justified or not, there is no question that Catholics who desire to reconsider or who even demand changes in some of the Church’s centuries-old teachings, particularly on moral …

Suffering cannot be wholly avoided in life

But it need not be wasted—as a profound mystery, it can be offered up with the sufferings of Christ Deacon Bob Hunt Redemptive suffering. Can purpose be given to the sufferings we endure over the course of our lives? Is suffering simply a part of life we must put up …