Articles For Heart Mind Soul

If we don’t know what to do. Pray to God. He loves to help. It’s that simple. All we have to do is ask.

Demonstrate the demeanor, the dialogue and the deeds of the Divine Deity.

There's nothing quite like it… Heartbeat International'sBabies Go to Congress® campaign may be the most powerful Pro-Life event on Capitol Hill. Just imagine pro-abortion lawmakers, many of whom sponsor legislation to put pregnancy centers out of business, meeting with women who chose life at our pregnancy help centers! After all, who can turn away smiling mothers, with happy babies in hand, who share their stories of the love and support they found at their local pregnancy help center? On October 5 & 6, Heartbeat international will be taking a new group of moms and their babies on a journey through the halls of Congress. These moms are excited to share their powerful stories with their Representatives. You can get to know each of these moms and read their stories by clicking here . This event will be different than any previous Babies Go to Congress. We are excited to be taking moms and "babies" of all ages to Washington, D.C. Some of their lives were cha

The   Feast of Archangels   is celebrated on   September 29th . Here is a prayer to the three Archangels. Heavenly Father, you have given us archangels to assist us during our pilgrimage on earth.   Saint Michael is our protector, I ask him to come to my aid, fight for all my loved ones, and protect us from danger.   Saint Gabriel is a messenger for the Good News, I ask him to help me clearly,hear your voice and to teach me the truth.   Saint Raphael is the healing angel, I ask him to take my need for healing and that of everyone I know, lift it up to your throne of grace and deliver back to us the gift of recovery.   Help us O Lord to realize more fully the reality   of the archangels and their desire to serve us. Holy Angels pray for us. Amen

No Phone Zone in car No Food Zone except in dining areas No Gossip Zone everywhere

The call for entries has been announced for the 2012 “Try Prayer! It Works!” Contest. In this national competition sponsored by Family Rosary, children are encouraged to express their faith through art, poetry and prose. The “Try Prayer! It Works!” Contest is open to students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The 17th annual national competition attracts more than 3,000 entries from more than 50,000 participants nationwide. Children and teens from Catholic schools, parishes, home schooling and other Catholic organizations use their talent to convey their beliefs. This year’s theme – Fear not, I am with you! – focuses on The Visitation. In the Second Joyful Mystery, Mary visits Elizabeth after the angel Gabriel tells her of God’s plan. During the visit, Mary comforts her cousin and helps her as she awaits the birth of her child. How do you visit with people? Why do you visit them? Whom do you visit? Do you see Christ in others – like Mary and Elizabeth when they visited with e

We are becoming what God has already created us to be.

This Saturday is the First Saturday of the month: October 1, 2011 Find a Saturday Mass Find a Confession between now and Saturday night (or up to 8 days after Saturday) Set aside time on Saturday to say the rosary Spend 15 minutes meditating on the 20 Mysteries of the life of her Son, Our Lord

October, the month of the Holy Rosary, is fast upon us. We recall that Our Lady of Fatima especially asked us to pray the Rosary for peace and conversion. All are invited to the “Family Rosary Crusade 2011,” which will be celebrated on October 15 at 12 noon in San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza, commemorating the 50 th Anniversary of Father Patrick Peyton’s 1961 Rosary Rally. The 1961 event drew 550,000 people to Golden Gate Park. It remains the largest gathering in the history of San Francisco. Fr. Andrew Apostoli, of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, will give the keynote address. Fr. Apostoli will be joined by Holy Cross Fathers Fr. Willy Raymond, National Director of Family Theater Productions; Fr. James Phalan, Director of Family Rosary International; and Fr. David Marcham, vice-postulator for the canonization cause of Father Peyton. For more information: www.FamilyRosaryCrusade2011.com .

"In All Our Cares We Need Have No Fear, God Is Good" FREIBURG, Germany, SEPT. 25, 2011 (Zenit.org)   Here is a Vatican translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered before praying the midday Angelus with those gathered at the Freiburg airport, and after celebrating the last public Mass of his four-day state visit to his native Germany. Dear Sisters and Brothers! At the end of this solemn celebration of holy Mass we now pray the Angelus together. This prayer constantly reminds us of the historical beginnings of our salvation. The Archangel Gabriel presents God's plan of salvation to the Virgin Mary, by which she was to become the Mother of the Redeemer. Mary was fearful, but the angel of the Lord spoke a word of comfort to her: "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God." So Mary is able to respond with her great "yes". This "yes", by which she accepts to become the handmaid of the Lord, is the trusting "

Put on the attitude of Christ. Dress yourself in Christ. Who are you? You are who you are by the clothes you wear. Dress in Christ, dress like Christ. How you dress says, “This is what I am”. Dress so that others may see the modesty and elegance of Jesus Christ in my dress and in my person. We attract people or repel them by the way we dress. We must empty ourselves of our egos, our pride, our desire to point to others, our desire to measure and judge others differently then we measure and judge ourselves. We should dress with humility.                     We must become better humans. Jesus respected and loved women; he did not use or abuse women. We relate to the world by how we dress. Lord, teach me to be a light to the world and salt of the earth. Teach me to reflect Your Love to the world. In order to dress ourselves with Christ we must ask the Holy Spirit to guide us. We must be of service to others, we must help others, we must reach

Access website: Presentation Ministries God will turn our mourning into joy; He will console and gladden us after our sorrows. —Jeremiah 31:13 When we have sinned, we have been defeated, debased, and exiled, and our lives are in ruins. After years of degradation, we can hardly conceive of anything but further devastation. Maybe our life has been one mess after another. Nevertheless, the Lord promises us: "I will be for [you] an encircling wall of fire, says the Lord, and I will be the Glory in [your] midst" (Zechariah 2:9). The Lord is going to protect you and even surround you with His fiery presence. No longer are you going to be marauded, trampled, used, and abused. Your future is to live in God's glory and not in sin, slavery, defeat, shame, and self-hatred. Therefore, "sing and rejoice...See, I am coming to dwell among you, says the Lord" (Zechariah 2:14). "Fear not, you shall not be put to shame; you need not blush, for you shall not be di

When we set our sights high, we may sometimes stumble, but eventually we will soar. When we set our sights low, we may never stumble,                                   but unfortunately neither will we ever soar.

Father Antonio Moreno will meet with The Legion of Mary Members at the Monthly Curia Meeting on Sunday, September 25 at 1:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe School of Religion on Cuellar Street in Del Rio, Texas

Access website: Presentation Ministries "Does it not seem like nothing in your eyes?" —Haggai 2:3 It's discouraging to see how bad things have become. It's discouraging to think that even our best efforts are very inadequate and possibly inferior to what we've done before (Haggai 2:3). It's discouraging to have your best work be overshadowed by the damage inflicted for years by the evil one. But now, "take courage, all you people of the land, says the Lord, and work! For I am with you, says the Lord of hosts" (Haggai 2:4). "I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts" (Haggai 2:7). "Greater will be the future glory of this house than the former, says the Lord of hosts; and in this place I will give you peace" (Haggai 2:9). "For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare, not for woe! plans to give you a future full of hope" (Jeremiah 29:11). "God is

This week, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) President Archbishop Dolan called on clergy to preach on poverty and educate and advocate for the poor and jobless ( read more here ). He also wrote a letter asking the Obama Administration to protect and defend the Defense of Marriage Act ( read more here ). This Sunday is Pray for the DREAM (Act) Sunday , please keep all those involved in supporting the DREAM Act in your prayers. You can learn more about the DREAM Act online here and in Bishop Farrell's blog post listed here . Please also continue to pray for our Church and State leaders, that they will work to protect the most vulnerable in our society. Our call to Faithful Citizenship is never-ending, and doesn't have an interim break! Learn more about how to stay informed and involved as a Faithful Citizen in this month's Capitol Comments: Resources for Engaging Others in Our Faith .

Access website: Presentation Ministries If you asked yourself: "Am I happy?", what would be an honest answer? Many people are more busy than blessed (Haggai 1:6), more stuffed than nourished, and more jaded than exhilarated (Haggai 1:6). The more stuff they get, the more empty they become. They have holes in their pockets and, worse than that, holes in their hearts (Haggai 1:6). We will be happy if we forget our pleasures and try to give God pleasure. A selfish, pleasure-seeking life is a lonely, compulsive life. A life of giving God pleasure is a life of love and communion. Happiness is refusing to enjoy pleasures alone, without God. Happiness is giving Him pleasure and sharing only in His pleasures. Prayer: Father, take pleasure in me. "Pleasing to Him be my theme; I will be glad in the Lord" (Psalm 104:34). Praise: Learn to offer all we do for God's glory, whether it be service to the poor or an evening shared with friends.

Attract positive people into our life by being one of them. Repel negative people from our life by not being one of them.

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Catholic News Agency has launched a comprehensive and user-friendly resource page to help prepare the U.S. faithful for the new Roman Missal translation. The new site, http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/Missal/ provides news coverage, official statements, educational tools and extended reflections on the Mass from both a priestly and lay perspective. Catholics can also get step-by-step instruction on the missal changes, which are set to be fully implemented nationwide by the beginning of Advent, Nov. 27, of this year.

Transfer all our time to God’s Time and God will transform it tremendously. Transfer all our talent to God’s Talent and God will transform it tremendously. Transfer all our treasure to God’s Treasure and God will transform it tremendously .

Access: The National Shrine of Saint Jude God has a special plan for each one of us, as we heard Jesus explain in the parable of the workers during this week’s Gospel. Those who worked hard in the heat all day were jealous of those who worked for only one hour and yet received the same pay. Instead of being envious and jealous of those who have been dealt a better hand, let’s be grateful for the blessings God has given to us. Even when others prosper or have more success, we can give thanks to God for the blessings he has given to them. I pray that I will always strive to keep envy at bay, and to be grateful for blessings large and small.

Heartbeat has designated a special day of corporate Prayer and Fasting every month since 2008. This month, that day is scheduled for Wednesday, September 21. T his is such a pivotal time for Heartbeat International. While, every month, they pray for all pregnancy help ministries and all people considering abortion or affected by abortion, the primary purpose of their Day of Prayer and Fasting is to ask God to release all the resources that they need to continue and expand the ministry of Heartbeat International, and fulfill the calling that the Lord has given them. Please pray for Heartbeat International on September 21 during their Day of Prayer and Fasting. Access website: Heartbeat International

God commands four (4) things: 1)                   Flee 2)                   Find 3)                   Fight 4)                   Forgive FLEE - We don't flee the Lord. We love Him. We don't flee the devil. We attack him, and he flees from us. However, we do flee "all this". We flee the love of money, wanting to be rich, discontent, false teaching, bickering, and injustice. We must flee a secularized, self-centered, pleasure-seeking lifestyle. FIND – We must find the pearl of great price who is Jesus Christ. When we find Him we will have found the way, the truth and the life. When we find Him then we must help others find Him also. FIGHT - We must fight the evil one.   We must fight the good fight of faith. We must fight our most formidable foes which are our most frightening fears. We must fight and never grow weary because we have faith that our fight has already been won by Christ and we are the victorious ones. FORGIVE – We must forgive. We must

May God's PEACE reign in all our hearts, minds and souls May the home truly be the Domestic Church where faith, hope and love prevail When there is NO FAITH, NO HOPE and NO LOVE then unfortunately there is where violence prevails God bless all our families to KNOW the FAITH of GOD, to KNOW the HOPE of GOD and to KNOW the LOVE of GOD

For more information please contact: Cristy Smith Victim Advocate or Adriana Heide Outreach Worker Phone: 830-768-2755 E-mail: msmith@bcfs.net or aheide@bcfs.net

The seven sorrows of Mary: 1. The prophecy of Simeon   (Luke 2:25-35) 2. The flight into Egypt   (Matthew 2:13-15) 3. Loss of the Child Jesus for three days   (Luke 2:41-50)   4. Mary meets Jesus on his way to Calvary   (Luke 23:27-31; John 19:17) 5. Crucifixion and Death of Jesus   (John 19:25-30) 6. The body of Jesus being taken from the Cross   (Psalm 130; Luke 23:50-54; John 19:31-37) 7. The burial of Jesus   (Isaiah 53:8; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42; Mark 15:40-47) Access: Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows