January 2012
December 2011
“Your personal experience – those feelings of restlessness, despondency and...”
– St. Josemaria Escriva, The Way, #300 (via joecatholic)
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Romans 14 Issues - What Do I Do When the Bible is...
Question: Romans 14 Issues - What Do I Do When the Bible is Not Clear?
If the Bible is my handbook for life, what do I do when the Bible is not clear about an issue?
Answer: Many times we have questions related to spiritual matters, but the Bible is not specific or clear about that situation. A perfect example is the issue of drinking alcohol. Is it okay for a Christian to drink alcohol? The...
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Speaking in Tongues
Definition: “Speaking in Tongues” is one of the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit referred to in 1 Corinthians 12:4-10. “Glossolalia” is the most commonly accepted term for “speaking in tongues.” It comes from the Greek words meaning “tongues” or “languages,” and “to speak.” Although not exclusively, “speaking...
Just One Request
Dear Master for this coming year Just one request I bring: I do not pray for happiness, Or any earthly thing— I do not ask to understand The way Thou leadest me, But this I ask: Teach me to do The thing that pleaseth Thee. I want to know Thy guiding voice, To walk with Thee each day. Dear Master make me swift to hear And ready to obey. And thus the year I now begin A happy year...
“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to...”
– Philippians 1:6 (via joecatholic)
“It remains for the holy people to struggle, with grace from on high, to obtain...”
– Life in Christ: Catechism #2549 (via joecatholic)
You ask me a method of attaining perfection. I...
Saint of the Day
joecatholic:
Pope St. Sylvester I (4th century)
During Sylvester’s pontificate, the great churches of Rome were built by Emperor Constantine, such as the Basilicas of St. John Lateran and St. Peter. He contributed to the development of the liturgy of the Church, and compiled the first history of Roman martyrs.
polishedmud asked: To the Anon that asked "what is the furthest a couple can go before marriage..." I would appeal that the very nature of such an attitude somewhat offends God, and therefore makes your efforts of abstinence mere legalism. "What's the most I can do and get away with?" should not be the desire of the Christian heart. It ought to be, "how can I honour God in all that I...
“When a man and a woman are united by true love, each one takes on the destiny,...”
– Pope John Paul II (via radioteopoli)
Don’t allow another negative word toward yourself...
Anonymous asked: Y U NO small font Jacinta !??! :-(
gunheak-deactivated20120205 asked: Hi, could you pray for me and my boyfriend? I know we can't do it alone, and I don't know who to turn to but to God, because I know if we leave it up to him he will make it work, if he wants it to work. I just want a good change in our relationship and I wanna be able to make him happy again. So basically, I need the help in changing for the better. We both just want to go back to those...
Anonymous asked: this girl here in tumblr made a video (the-gagasm. tumblr. com/) talking about suicide. i tried praying ,tweeting lady gaga,her idol and even calling the cops. however i cant do much since idk her name or address. please pray,i cant stress it enough.
Anonymous asked: Do you guys have a personal spiritual life program? if you do, how does it work for you? thanks!
Anonymous asked: what are the best christian blog you can suggest?
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Anonymous asked: What is the furthest a couple can go before marriage while still keeping their promise of abstinence to God?
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Anonymous asked: LOL! Joe. You totally made me laugh about flying the middle finger. Thank you, but no thank you. That really helped though. Thank you so much!
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Anonymous asked: ... a picture of you giving the middle finger? Really? Not appropriate...
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find-your-true-beauty asked: God has been putting me through so many tough things the past year. I moved from my hometown, lost everything. Moving was incredibly hard for me. I'm finallly settled in, & my dad got laid off. Now we might move somwhere, i don't want to go through all of this again. I'm tired of trying to trust Him to guide me and trust that everything will work out and failing. I feel like I...
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Anonymous asked: With the whole PMDD thing.
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Anonymous asked: My friend is completely agnostic, and every time I try to get her to come to church with me or something, she refuses. According to my pastor, this means that she has denied God and will not go to heaven unless she repents. I understand that, but I have a hard time thinking that she would not make it into heaven - she hardly ever does anything wrong or sinful and cares a lot about other people....
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Anonymous asked: Joe must feel so awkward!
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Anonymous asked: Can one of the guys answer this? Thanks so much! So my boyfriend was like, you should send me some pictures showing some skin. I said: NO. That's not Godly. That's not okay to be thinking so lustful. He said: I'm just joking babe. It's guy humor. I'm sorry. But the way I see it, it's not guy humor. The guys his age (we're all Christians btw) that I know, they are...
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hellowishes asked: Is it okay to listen to secular music?
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somethingxpretty asked: To the anon with monster pms: I have PMDD, too! Its called premenstrual dysphoric disorder. They gave me a contraceptive for it, but after being on it for over a year, I didn't want to be altering my body any longer. Now I run. I started with a c25k program until I could run 3 miles in one go. I try to run 4 times a week at increasingly long distances. This last month I was unable to keep...
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Anonymous asked: Joe, you're awesome. I can really see the Lord working through you. Keep up the excellent work, brother!
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Anonymous asked: Could I ask everyone to please urgently pray for my mom and my family? She's been in a very bad place emotionally for a while and just stormed out and drove away while crying. I'm afraid she either won't come back or get into an accident. Please if everyone could just pray that neither of those things happen, and that God will reach down and comfort her in this time, I would very...
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Anonymous asked: Me and my ex have been broken up for 5 months now and It has been very difficult on me. Even though I'm still really upset and hurt, I know things will get better through Christ but I need help. Before we split he told me needed help. like emotional help and he pushed me away for good and I didn't get to help him. I still love and care about him and it's so devestating for me to see...
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love-hate-love-again asked: Isn't Satan the one who tempts ? Didn't temptation come about when he became a fallen angel ? So how was he *tempted* to sin becoming full of pride and leaving the kingdom of God ?
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Anonymous asked: I was wondering can you please pray for me... Im feeling so low right now and i honestly dont know how much more i can take. My mom pretty much hates me and im tired of people telling me other wise because they dont know the things that are said to me when no ones around they dont know how my life really is. Im so tired or being mentaly abused and im ready to give up on everything and everyone...
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Anonymous asked: What will the 'new Earth' be? When I think of eternal life (after Jesus has returned to Earth) I imagine we live on Earth again, the new Earth. And it's beautiful, bright vivid colors. The presence of God is everywhere. And there is no sin or pain or death or fears. I see myself walking through beautiful mountains with no fears. I just love these images of a new Earth, but...
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Anonymous asked: Hey. Can you guys tell me about Gods favor? Do we have favor as Christians. Can you also tell me about his righteousness.
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healing-b3gins asked: I've wanted to be a psychologist for a while. I love helping others and because I struggle with depression and anxiety myself, I feel like I could relate to my what would be my patients. But lately we had a guy come to our church to speak about how he is a missionary, and our pastor keeps bringing up the subject of missionary, alot. I feel like God is calling me to be one. What do I do now?...
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Anonymous asked: I am having a hard time trying to stop swearing. I pray that I stop and then later on I end up swearing anyway. It is a habit I want to break,
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floodmewithyourpresence asked: February I rededicated my life to Christ and gave up on my sinful lifestyle. In doing so I lost all my friends because they did nothing but pull me down into temptations. God gave eve to Adam, but I feel like I won't have a Christian friend there for me till I start at Liberty for College (I'm just a junior). I've gone to the Christian clubs and activities at my school, but no...