Is Your Faith Fireproof?

     My husband and I can’t help but smile and laugh a little when we hear the reading from the book of Daniel about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.  We do know that this account of forced idol worship and cruel torture has an awesome, miraculous ending, but our amusement has a lot more to do with our familiarity with the Veggie Tales version still fresh in our minds.       

     The Rack, Shack, and Benny: A Lesson in Handling Peer Pressure DVD is a hilarious, very kid-friendly retelling of this story which is hard to forget.  Truth be told, it’s also amusing to think of the person doing the reading suddenly start referring to these three fireproof men of faith as Rack, Shack, and Benny. 
     It’s powerful to consider these types of questions and scenarios regarding peer pressure, submitting to popular culture, and the effects of standing up for what we believe in.  The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has spoken out about the violations of religious freedom that are included in the Health and Human Services (HHS) Mandate. 
    Am I going to believe whatever Obama and his administration tell me? Am I going to check out one news source only?  Am I going to pray at all about this and ask the Lord what He wants and knows is best for us?
     Over the years, I have been faced with a number of tough decisions and have walked with friends who have asked for advice as they’ve struggled with challenging choices.  The best advice I’ve received and can give is to take it to the Lord in prayer.  If you genuinely want to know the truth about something, then humbly come before the Lord and ask for wisdom and understanding. 
     I’ve found this request for spiritual enlightenment works best when I don’t throw in any provisos or quid pro quos about what the answers ought to be or what they should not include (due to my own particular likes and dislikes).  When I’ve been willing to lay my burden on the altar, and without putting any limitations, restrictions, or rules on the request ask what He wants me to do, then He’s usually made it clear.  Sometimes the answers haven’t come immediately as I’d hoped, but they will be received when our hands, hearts, and minds are opened to whatever God wants to share with us.    
     I have been willing to do some very difficult things in order to stand up for what I believe in and have had it made clear to me by the Lord are His will for my life.  That’s not to say I haven’t freaked out when the flames around me are getting higher and higher.  I’ve flipped out plenty of times, but fortunately that’s not been grounds for revoking the free gift of salvation extended to each one of us.    

     Will you be thrown into the fiery furnace for standing by and for God?  Maybe.  Is that a better prospect than being cast into unimaginable heat for all of eternity?  Absolutely!

The Red Mass, Custer's Last Stand, & the Diocese of Richmond

     In many ways, Bishop DiLorenzo’s sermon at the Red Mass held at St. Benedict Church Thursday evening, November 10, 2011, was a state of the union address for the Catholic Diocese of Richmond.  As is his tradition, Bishop DiLorenzo began his homily with a story from history.  He talked about how he’d not been satisfied as a young boy when he’d read about the outcome of Custer’s Last Stand.    

     Lieutenant Colonel George Custer and the Seventh Calvary were sent to force the large Indian army back to the reservations.  Bishop DiLorenzo talked about how Custer and the Seventh Calvary were sent into a situation they had no idea was going to overwhelm them just as the people of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond are sent into the culture of death, which can seem as if it will overpower us at times. 

     Catholics are faced with a number of issues that could ostensibly seem as though they are too great to be combatted. 

Raised Right: How I Untangled My Faith from Politics

I selected Raised Right: How I Untangled My Faith from Politics because it seemed a bit off the beaten path in light of what I’ve read most recently.  In reading the back of the book’s jacket and the praise for the work printed on the first two pages, I feared I’d made a mistake in choosing a book that would make my blood boil because the author denounced (with alleged Biblical support) all that those fighting to protect the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death stand for. 

     
I’m relieved I was wrong that Alisa Harris would rant and rave about how she was brainwashed in her youth to believe that conservative Republicans were good and moral, but then when she reached adulthood came to the realization that Democrats are the only ones who really fight injustice.

     
Some passages did make me horrified: by man’s inhumanity to man and the narrow-minded thinking that makes people believe they have all of the answers and none of the corruption other parties, organizations, and groups have. 

     
I’m impressed by how Alisa Harris critically considers many of the justices and injustices of our society in a thought-provoking way that shows holes in the there’s one perfect, God-sanctioned political party that all Christians must support. 

     
Though most of her arguments and research have come through reasoning, experience, and intellectual debate, the Biblical truths that we are all made in God’s image and loved by Him are what have remained in her heart, mind, and soul throughout her life.  Our world will be a radically different, significantly better place when we accept those two Truths and live our lives accordingly.

     
Jesus brought division by calling for equality and unity that many others refused to accept because it meant treating gentiles, women, tax collectors, the sick, sinners, and the poor as human beings with dignity.

    
Harris reminds us in Raised Right that God and His love are greater, more powerful, and more merciful than any political party, organization, or group.  Sometimes, it’s necessary to get back to the basics where love prevails, all human life at every stage is sacred and protected as such. 

     
I’d certainly recommend this book for those willing to pick apart politics and get to the heart of the Christian message in order to find the Truth, especially if it means questioning what they were spoon-fed in their youth.    

     
I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review. 

     

Changing Sides

After reading Unplanned and being very impressed, I was certain I’d want to watch Changing Sides the documentary DVD made about how a pro-life presence changed the heart of a Planned Parenthood director. 

    
In much the same way that Unplanned included Abby Johnson’s thoughts and feelings about Planned Parenthood over the years, not just since she has changed sides, the DVD covers the span of her journey as well. It’s quite eye-opening and humbling to see the care and concern she had for women which inspired her to volunteer and later work for Planned Parenthood.

    
This documentary follows her emotional and spiritual journey as she struggled to decide which side of the fence she wanted to be on once the company’s bottom-line (it’s all about the benjamins) was made abundantly clear to her through pressure from her supervisors, being written up for the first time in her career, and once she left, a major lawsuit meant to silence her from telling the truth about what she’d heard, seen, felt, and experienced. Abby Johnson and the Coalition for life have come out with a book and a documentary. Guess who won the lawsuit?

    
Abby Johnson, the co-founders of 40 Days for Life, Shawn Carney and David Bereit, as well as Austin, Texas, Coalition for Life members are interviewed as is the lawyer, Jeff Paradowski who handled their case. The viewer gets a taste of what it’s like inside Planned Parenthood, a tense courtroom, the Coalition for Life office, as well as what it’s like for prayer vigil participants outside the abortion clinic.

    
I know (and so does Abby) that it was through the grace of God that her conscience was pricked, prodded, and shoved to face the truth about the company to whom she’d dedicated many years of her life. It was painful, but after assisting with an ultra-sound guided abortion, she could not deny the fact that she was taking part in the killing of babies. She could no longer get away from what she was told from upper management: the focus for Planned Parenthood needs to be on abortion because that’s where the money is.

    
You won’t want to miss the story of the dedicated Planned Parenthood supporter, volunteer, then employee-of-the-year who experienced a major conversion that has since led her to become a prominent Pro-Life Activist.

    
You can purchase this DVD here.

    
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The Evangelization Equation: The Who, What, and How

In The + Evangelization + Equation= The Who, What, and How, Fr. James A. Wehner, S.T.D. (Sacrae Theologiae Doctor) states that the Church exists to evangelize, and man exists to be evangelized. This book provides a new way of looking at evangelization, the Church, the world, and the individual vocations of priests, religious, and laypeople.  
   
According to the author, the eight essentials of the new evangelization are: “Love the people you evangelize. Be a witness. Make the parish the curriculum. Embrace the new media. Build Catholic Identity. Respect time. Engage the whole family. And preach the whole Gospel.” (The Evangelization Equation, pg. 103)
    
Fr. Wehner, who earned licentiate and doctorate degrees from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, discusses the emphasis that Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI have made on evangelization and making God’s love known. The author explains that God’s children have been created to long for Truth and respond to it.  The teachings upheld by the Magisterium are not arbitrary or formed by the present culture. These eternal Truths are everlasting and must be communicated clearly without leaving out details that may ruffle some feathers.    
   
The author, who is the Rector of the Pontifical College Josephinum in Ohio, the only pontifical seminary outside of Italy, stresses that the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church must not be watered down during the process of catechesis. Making the teachings seem optional or multiple choice so as to make them more palatable is not what we’re called to do. To be effective in the new evangelization, priests, religious, and laypeople are called to learn the Catechism of the Catholic Church, live it out, and thereby inspire others to seek the One Truth and Source of all Love, the Lord.
    
When I read a brief description of The Evangelization Equation and the author, I assumed this book would be primarily academic in content and style. I was very pleased to find Fr. Wehner as knowledgeable about the pitfalls of modern culture as he is an expert at how best to convey Church teaching to the masses in the 21st Century.
    
I got my highlighter out and marked a number of passages that really struck me. I mention this because I rarely highlight in regular books, only workbooks and textbooks, so my bright yellow marks on these pages are in this case a significant sign of how impressed I was.
    
I highly recommend The Evangelization Equation to anyone and everyone who considers him or herself a seeker of God, Truth, and our ultimate purpose in this life.
    
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Flywheel

     The makers of Fireproof and Facing the Giants produced another great movie full of moral messages, conversion, and healing. 

     My husband and I really enjoyed Fireproof, both the film and the corresponding Love Dare book, which we read and did together for the forty days, as is mentioned in the movie.  Earlier this year we were impressed by the movie Facing the Giants, so when Kevin was making his wish list for his birthday, he made sure the Flywheel DVD was on it. 

     We ended up bringing the movie on vacation with us since there’s no cable TV at the cottage, and yet again, the timing of us watching it was certainly a God-incident.  My husband and I had been praying about and discerning about

The Road of Hope: A Gospel from Prison

I’ve been looking forward to reading The Road of Hope: A Gospel from Prison ever since I first learned more about Cardinal Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan by watching the Road of Hope DVD a few months ago.  I can now tell you that the book was every bit as amazing and awe-inspiring as the film about this priest’s life.  Actually, I believe I have a much greater appreciation for the wisdom imparted in the book through his 1001 short messages written to his congregation while he was in prison because I had already learned so much about his life story, the unimaginable suffering he endured, and the steadfast faith and hope he was given by God and accepted throughout even the darkest times in his life.

     
There are some people whose writing has a powerful capacity to bring me comfort, inspiration, and resonates deeply with me.  Two of the people on that list are Blessed Pope John Paul II and Blessed Mother Teresa.  Any book I’ve read by or about either of them has motivated me to draw closer to the Lord.  Cardinal Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan is one of those people who I’ll be adding to my list of persons (likely to be canonized as saints) whose words, actions, and entire life glorified the Lord.  His words ring true, emphasize the truth in the Gospel, and ways to live it out in our modern world.

It’s certainly possible to read and get a great deal from the insights and reflections in The Road of Hope: A Gospel from Prison without other knowledge of this priest’s life and legacy, but in my case, they meant so much more coming from someone who remained faithful to the Lord when brutally tested in mind, body, and spirit. 
     
Do yourself, your family, and your ministry a favor and learn about this holy man of God. You are guaranteed to be inspired.
     
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The Blessings of Divine Mercy

Divine Mercy Sunday, which is celebrated the second Sunday of Easter, this year on May 1, has an even richer significance as today also marks the beatification of Pope John Paul II. St. Maria Faustina Kowalska of Poland was canonized by Pope John Paul II, who established the Sunday after Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday.
   
St. Faustina received from Jesus the message of Divine Mercy which He asked her to share with the world. In addition to the prayers of The Chaplet of Divine Mercy, St. Faustina was shown an image that she was instructed to have painted of the Blood and Water flowing out from Christ’s side and the words, “Jesus, I trust in You” underneath. The many messages she received from the Lord about His Divine Mercy, His love for us, and desire that sinners turn back to Him are included in The Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in my Soul.
    
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is a very powerful prayer said on ordinary Rosary beads. The first and second times I ever heard this prayer sung were incredibly moving prayer sessions you can read about here.
    
Back in October of 2008 when I served on my first Cursillo team, I explained The Divine Mercy message and we sang the prayer on the weekend. In August of last year, I served on a Christ Renews His Parish Women’s retreat team and again had the privilege of introducing to the team and candidates The Divine Mercy Chaplet through song.
    
One time when I met with a friend from VCU and her roommate to pray at the 40 Days for Life vigil this Spring, I suggested that we sing The Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Only one of the women had ever heard it sung before, but they both agreed to try it if I’d lead. Standing on the corner singing the Chaplet with two strong women of faith was a very powerful experience. Interestingly enough, this friend has a well-worn copy of The Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in my Soul which she refers to daily.
    
Last year, our dear brother in Christ’s birthday happened to fall on Divine Mercy Sunday. In order to celebrate his birthday and the feast, he had a Divine Mercy party. Family and friends were invited to meet at his parents’ house to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy together. It was a very special occasion and a great way to promote this devotion among loved ones.
    
To observe Divine Mercy Sunday today, I met up our brother John and one of the high school students he’s sponsoring for Confirmation, and we sang the Chaplet of Divine Mercy in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at our parish, then we prayed the Stations of the Cross together.
    
I am grateful for the Lord's Divine Mercy, for the many women and men in my life who have shown me the love and mercy of God. Thank you for being vessels for the Lord!

Surviving Depression: A Catholic Approach

Surviving Depression is hands down one of the best books I’ve ever read on depression, especially as it relates to faith, spirituality, and God’s love. This book’s most valuable asset is that it is written by a God-centered woman who has lived with depression herself and ministered to countless others along the way.
     
This easy-to-read and absorb book includes stories about many women and men who have spent years caught in the downward spiral of depression, however, through the grace of God and love of others, they’ve kept going. Though usually not completely cured, these are individuals who have gone on to share what they’ve experienced and learned about healing with others dipping dangerously into the pit of despair.
    
A plethora of books address the clinical and medical aspects of the illness, but they don’t ever get into what it actually feels like to be in the depths of emotional darkness and spiritual suffering that are often associated with depression. This volume offers wisdom, compassion, and an empathetic approach for the person with the illness as well as gems of wisdom for those who love and care for and about him or her.      
    
For quite some time, my husband and I have both admired Scripture reflections and related modern-day stories we’ve read by author Kathryn J. Hermes, FSP. We’ve often come across her writing in the Living Faith Daily Catholic Devotions. For a while, I’ve had her name in mind as an author to research and find out what else she’s written.
    
My mom recommended this book to me months ago, but at the time, I wasn’t ready to read it. For some reason, God often leads me to select the right book to read at the right time. Fortunately for me, several months after the fact, my mom still had the copy of Surviving Depression in the trunk of her car.
    
The suggestions for those suffering from the illness as well as for the family and friends of the person with depression are practical, manageable, and very insightful. Any number of websites and books list the symptoms of depression and the basic suggestions for managing it, treating it, and working through it, but few are written with as much intimacy and compassion from the author and her experience in carrying this particular cross with the help of the Lord.
   
 I highly recommend this book for anyone who is suffering from depression or loves someone struggling with this very common illness. You can order your copy of this book from The Catholic Company. Visit The Catholic Company to find more information on Surviving Depression.

The Eternal Messiah: Jesus of K'Turia

I’m so grateful that The Eternal Messiah: Jesus of K’Turia by W.R. Pursche & Michael Gabriele came into my life. This thought-provoking, suspense-filled work of fiction is an intergalactic quest for the Truth. A blend of beliefs shared by Christians and followers of other major world religions is held up to the Light. Due to the examination of infinite Truths presented in a completely new context, this book reminded me a bit of The Shack in how it inspired me to reevaluate what I believe, how I have come to those beliefs, and which ones I need to let go of in order to submit to love, forgiveness, and sacrifice that is indeed eternal.
    
K’Turia is a very primitive planet with very limited technology, a strict social order dictated by the a body of priests who control the temple, teach, and interpret all of the Laws the citizens obey. This governing body has become corrupt, and those who kept subdued under their rule become discontent when Jesus comes and begins teaching them about Truth that supersedes that of the Law upheld by the priests of the temple. Jesus teaches through his words, parables, and example that the spirit of the law is more important than the letter of the law and that salvation is for everyone—those who are on K’Turia and the “offworlders” who come to the planet for a variety of reasons.
    
A team of people assembled from different planets, who begin with quite varied intentions and personal missions, must navigate and work together on the unfamiliar planet K’Turia to plod through many layers of lies, both internal and external, which at times turn them against one another and make them doubt themselves.
    
Win is a scientist who has lost his passion for life and stopped seeking a higher purpose. I’Char is a very insightful, resourceful military adjunct and assistant of Win’s. Prentiss is a specialist in cultural development interested in proving her intellectually-fueled theory about how cultures can be completely transformed by religion. Garrick is a hardened military expert who starts out with the single focus of completing the seek-and-destroy mission that is a matter of intergalactic security.     

Each team member’s true motives are challenged when they are faced with choices much more complicated than they could have imagined. Every one of them comes to a point at which they’re forced to choose between what their old way of life and set of beliefs dictated and what a new order and way call them to be and do. This new way taught by Jesus necessitates that they go beyond all they have previously learned and believed in order to continue pursuing the Truth.
    
Military alliances, intergalactic conflict, and opportunities for personal conversion collide on a small, primitive planet where the most difficult decision lies in figuring out the Truth and what to do about it.
    
As a fan of spiritual and religious books that stretch my mind and beliefs, a reader of many adventure stories, mysteries, and science fiction, I highly recommend reading The Eternal Messiah: Jesus of K’Turia. I haven’t read much fiction recently, aside from that which is age-appropriate for the children with whom I work, but I feel it a definite God-incident that this book was offered to me to read and review.
    
To read some excerpts, for more information, or to order your copy of The Eternal Messiah: Jesus of K’Turia, check out the author’s website here.

March for Life 2011: Photos You're Not Going to See on the News

    Today I joined hundreds of thousands of people from around the country who have heard God's call to respect and protect human life from the moment of conception by attending the 38th annual March for Life in Washington D.C.  

     Along with several of our elected officials, both Republicans and Democrats, people from a variety of different religions and ethnic backgrounds, we came to pray, take a stand, make our voices heard, go on a march to tell our president, our government, our country that the majority of Americans are not okay with abortion and we certainly don't want our taxpayer dollars going to fund the killing of innocent children.   

Who Is Jesus Christ?

I’m usually someone who devours books instead of reading a chapter at a time, writing down answers to the reflection questions in my spiritual/prayer journal, and occasionally only reading one chapter in a day. Who Is Jesus Christ?: Unlocking the Mystery in the Gospel of Matthew by Eric Sammons was a good read that I digested over a longer period of time than I normally spend on one book.
    
There are several Scripture passages quoted throughout the book, and each chapter ends with its own set of reflection questions that could be used for personal reflection or group discussion.
Some of the questions, which could very easily be ones a spiritual director would ask, inspired me to write several pages in my spiritual/prayer journal. Others made me stop and think, then pray for a bit.     
I love how Sammons tied together Old Testament and New Testament readings in order to show how Jesus Christ is indeed the fulfillment of the many prophecies made in the Old Testament. Examining each of the names of Christ for each chapter did provide a good mélange of who the Son of Man was in a variety of situations.
    
Oftentimes, I’ve felt closer to God the Father, the Holy Spirit, and have felt Jesus is a bit at a distance, except of course, in the Eucharist. I was intrigued by this book’s title for many reasons. No matter how many books I’ve read, songs I’ve heard, prayers I’ve prayed, God continues showing me new things about Himself. By looking at the names of Jesus that others called Him and what He called Himself, I have felt a bit closer. 
    
This is a good read that even avid readers who tend to speed through books like I do can slow down to let the wisdom of the Word sink in.
     
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The Fulfillment of All Desire

I would definitely put this on the list of the top ten books all Catholics should read! After having read many of the biographies and other books from which Ralph Martin takes lengthy excerpts, I got a lot from reading The Fulfillment of All Desire. It is a very well-written body of work that contains a beautiful synthesis of the spiritual wisdom from seven remarkable saints. Through an involved look at the different levels of spiritual growth leading to marital union with the Lord, Martin gives the reader valuable insights from the writings of seven doctors of the church: Augustine, Bernard of Clairvaux, Catherine of Siena, Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, Francis de Sales, and Thérèse of Lisieux.
   
Whether someone’s interested in reading the major teachings of some well-known saints for the first time or would like to refresh the memory of what he or she has read over the years, this book is a good choice. I found it very helpful to have so many of the parallels drawn between the various works and teachings of these saints. In addition to giving an overview of the lives of each of these saints, the author provides us with deep insights about the spiritual enlightenment and growth each of these individuals underwent. By guiding the reader through how each of the above-mentioned saints dealt with sin, prayer, temptation, spiritual growth, suffering, purification, and a growing love for the Lord and His people, we see many similarities. Of course, each person exhibits a firmer resolve in doing the Lord’s will even as they go through quite a bit of suffering in mind, body, and spirit.
    
All of them through their lives, examples, and writing show how important the purification part of growing closer to God is. Each of the seven was challenged again and again to let go of pride and their own wills, so the Lord could be free to work in and through them. Martin does a terrific job of letting each person’s unique personality and temperament shine through by selecting excerpts from their works instead of just paraphrasing the main ideas. This makes the book seem much more like a compilation of wisdom directly from the saints than a watered-down attempt at synthesizing the various books they’ve produced about their lives.
    
I highly recommend this book. There are quite a few gems, so you’ll likely want to take your time with it, refer back to it as a reference, and pick out your wish list titles from among the many works cited throughout the book.
    
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The 13th Day: The True Story of Fatima

The 13th Day: The True Story of Fatima is a beautiful, very moving rendition of Our Lady’s appearance to the three shepherd children Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta in Fatima, Portugal. Mary appeared to them on the 13th day of each month from May to October 1917. Breathtaking countryside shots, a well-selected, very talented cast, and a captivating plot based on the true story of the Marian apparitions in Fatima make this an exceptional work. The courage and faith of these children’s witnesses in the face of so many adults who vehemently refuted what the three saw and experienced are portrayed exceptionally well in this film.
   
Though it’d been years since I’d read any books about the Fatima apparitions, much of what I’d read, heard, and gleaned from a variety of sources came back to me when watching this film. Plus, the dramatization of the story really drove home the incredible faith and grace these three children were given to stand firm and hold on to the Truth even when it meant they were abducted from their homes, thrown into prison, and threatened with death because they had the audacity to remain faithful to the Lord and Mary’s message.
    
The powerful intercession of Mary and her role as Mediatrix are clearly defined in this movie. State-of-the-art digital special effects are used to create the images described by the children, mainly in the memoirs of the oldest child Lucia Santos, and by the thousands of eye witnesses present on October 13, 1917 when the promised Miracle of the Sun occurred.
    
Even those who have read a number of books written on the Fatima apparitions and studied the prophetic messages that the Blessed Mother gave to these poor peasants I believe will enjoy and be pleased with how the story, setting, and people come across onscreen.
    
I highly recommend this film as being quite inspirational. It reminds us of God’s faithfulness, Mary’s power and tenderness, as well as Christ’s love in the midst of a culture of death, the experience of personal physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering, and the ongoing challenge of living out and proclaiming the Truth when challenged from all sides to stop doing so.
    
You can purchase this DVD here.
    
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