Growing in Faith

Over the last week, I have been blessed with three noteworthy experiences. 


(A)  First was a listening to a CD from Mathew Kelly on the seven pillars of Catholic spirituality.
       Which are:

1. Confession
2. Contemplation
3. The Mass
4. Scriptures
5. Fasting
6. Spiritual Reading
7. The Rosary

Mathew does an excellent job of presenting why each of these pillars is important for our daily lives.


(B) Secondly was from an online sermon by Father Michael Rodriguez.  The sermon was a litany of problems throughout church history.  It mirrored examples from Akita, and was a good compendium to many of the themes I have read recently.  Please pray for Father Rodriguez .


(C) Finally I was blessed to receive an invitation from a friend to to a retreat in a neighboring parish.  I had an uplifting "out of the box" experience that I do not normally receive at my regular parish and I was grateful to be able to share it with good friends, our families and other neighboring catholics.


Finally, please pray to Saint Monica for her intercession for a special intention.


Sancta Dei Genetrix, ora pro nobis.