Husband, Father, Writer, Beggar.
Husband, Father, Writer, Beggar.
By Nathan
Have you noticed that some people seem to have a special instinct for helping people? People with the gift of helps have received a spiritual gift for performing works of mercy. Saints like St. Teresa of Kolkatta and St. Vincent…
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Growing up, company coming over always caused a flurry of activity. The house had to be made ready for the visitors. Rooms had to be vacuumed and swept, toys put away, and clutter carefully hidden in rooms and out of…
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Throughout Jesus’s ministry, healing miracles demonstrated the presence of the kingdom of God. When John the Baptist’s followers asked Jesus if He was the Messiah, Jesus replied, “…the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf…
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One of the most important features of a new bathroom is something that is mostly invisible. And if it’s working correctly, you hardly notice it at all. It’s the drainage system. A homeowner only really pays attention to bathroom drains…
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The gift of miracle-working is a purely charismatic gift, though numerous bishops, priests, and deacons throughout the ages have exercised it. We can distinguish between a hierarchical gift and a charismatic one by who possesses it. If every Bishop had…
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There’s nothing quite like a looming deadline to add excitement to a big project. A ticking clock can be a potent antidote to procrastination. Especially for someone like me, who is terribly lazy. My wife Mary is pregnant. She’s due…
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In this short video, I share a little bit of my testimony about the beautiful way that the Lord brought my wife and me together. I recorded it for my friend Jan, who is teaching a confirmation class and wanted…
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Most Catholics are unaccustomed to thinking of prophecy as something that happens today. The word “Prophet” sends their minds to John the Baptist in his camel-hair shirt or Jeremiah tossed into the well. In fact, the prophetic gift has never…
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The Holy Spirit’s gift of teaching can be either a hierarchical or charismatic gift and is found among both ordained and lay Catholics. Some people are teachers by virtue of their office in the Church – bishops, priests, deacons, catechists….
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One of the things that I’m learning about construction is that plans change. The original idea for the foundation was to pour a monolithic slab. The word “monolithic” means “single stone”, and the idea is exactly that. We would fill…
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I'm a charismatic Catholic who lives on the outskirts of nowhere. God has given me a wife, a family, and a mission to feed the hungry. These are my stories.
