CROWNING WITH THORNS

Meditate on It Day and Night – Catholic Stand (April 2025) Let not the book of this law depart from thy mouth: but thou shalt meditate on it day and night, that thou mayst observe and do all things that are written in it: then shalt thou direct thy way, and understand it (Joshua 1:8, RHE). I converted to Christianity in 2014 and to the Catholic Faith in 2019. After I became a Christian, I was thrilled. In the beginning, I never thought difficulties would arise and I simply t

“He That Hath Two Coats, Let Him Give to Him That Hath None” – Catholic Stand (March 2025) “And he answering, said to them: He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do in like manner” (Luke 3:11, RHE). What a beautiful thing it is to serve God’s poor. How beautiful their faces are. How happy I am to see the Heart of God. I am a convert and grew up in the world. I did not have any experience serving the poor throughout my chil

His Eyes Are Like Doves Upon Brooks of Water – Catholic Stand (Februrary 2025) All my life I have been looking for love. I did not know what this love was. All I knew was there was a love in this world which existed and I did not have it. I was so lost and abused. Where was this love? I knew there was something more. I did not know where to find it. All I knew was that there was something I was missing and I was yearning deeply for it with every ounce of my being. In element

A Call Back to Our First Love - RELEVANT (Jaunary 2018) Our beautiful Jesus. Our blessed Savior. Our precious Redeemer. Our Lover. Our Everything. Where has our attention gone? Have we completely lost focus on the Only Thing that matters in our lives, our First Love?  More and more, I am noticing the shift that has occurred. The alarming shift away from adoring our Beloved in true relationship with Him toward merely seeking the benefits of a relationship with Him. With urgen

In the Age of Social Media, Words Have Never Been More Important - RELEVANT (July 2017) What follows may sound like a rather harsh rebuke, but it has been placed on my heart for us to become even more vehemently aware of the words we speak, the thoughts we think and the content we consume. This can cause severe reactions that can either make or break our lives. Everywhere I turn it seems as though words are recklessly thrown around. Whether it is the seemingly innocuous stat

What to Do When Life Gets Really Hard - RELEVANT (May 2017) What do you do when you are faced with various trials, tribulations and difficulties throughout your journey? Weighing the options, you can either fall into the trap, bemoaning your trial of the season and engaging in frivolous matters, potentially exposing yourself to further trials and difficulties; or you can persevere, focusing on God’s goodness and righteousness, steadily making your way to the top of the mount

GodTV Video (May 2017) multiple articles previously published on Godtv, before I was Catholic.