Fr. Barron on Christianity and Ethics
Is religion really just about being a nice person? Is the goal of Christianity to simply become more kind, compassionate, and just? Fr. Robert Barron explains what Christianity is really about.
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St. Paul's Conversion and My Own Conversion Story
Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul , which gives us occasion to reflect on our own faith journey and our own conversion experiences. How do we relate to Paul’s conversion story? St. Paul's Conversion Paul was the most ferocious enemy of the Church, who as a zealous Jew and Pharisee was persecuting Christians during the first century. Paul rooted out Christians in the synagogues, taking them into Jerusalem in chains to have them persecuted. In fact, he even assisted in the stoning of St. Stephen, the first martyr. Then, suddenly, without warning, as he is traveling on the road to Damascus, he hears the voice of God speaking to Him, is blinded by a bright light, and is knocked off his horse. While Paul was an intellectual, a learned Rabbi, a great theologian, his conversion experience was hardly an intellectual one. He was not converted by reason, by an acceptance of Christian ideas, nor was he swayed over by Christian apologetics, but his was...
Introduction to the Silent No More Awareness Campaign
Priests for Life, in partnership with Anglicans for Life, coordinates the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, the largest mobilization of women and men who have lost children to abortion. Hear their stirring testimonies of pain and hope. ~ Via FrFrankPavone .