At age 26, Edmund Campion had the world at his feet. He was an eloquent orator, of sweet and amiable temper, with a large number of followers and a golden future ahead. Yet his doubts and thirst for the truth held him back.
June has been another wonderful month here at St. Joseph’s Shelf. Rose (a graphic designer by profession) has been taking the lead this month with writing articles on art and entertainment.
Let’s go on a short virtual tour of St. Raymond of Peñafort in the Diocese of Arlington, VA. This is a relatively new church (~2006) constructed in a traditional style. It is an ideal example of Catholic architecture for us to explore and draw reflections from.
In considering what constitutes good art from a Catholic perspective, a natural starting point is to look to God and His artwork, i.e., Creation. It’s the finest artwork, which never fails to captivate the human heart in search of Him.
Rose and I would like to express our gratitude to all of you who have checked out St. Joseph’s Shelf this May. Readers have also been asking how they can be of help to us. As it turns out, there are several ways!
Why do we work? How can we pray through work? Why is it difficult? How do we draw close to God and others through our work? The Cardinal answers these questions in 22 short, substantial chapters.
Almost everyone has to deal with work-related stress. The causes vary, but the negative impact it has on us and our work is universal. That said, Catholics are far from being stuck in a hopeless position. Here are tips for dealing with stress from a Faith-filled perspective.
Most of us lead busy lives where the greater part of our time is devoted to work. We struggle, perhaps, to be strong in purposefully blocking out time for prayer. There’s just so much to do.
It’s hard to pin down the definition of a good worker. People have different talents and gifts, as well as different styles of working. Creative types can be disorganized (and if you try to organize them, they get stressed.) Orderly types can be thrown off their game when a crisis occurs.
Our goal in life is Heaven and eternal union with God, and our time on earth is preparation for this. Work is of immense benefit to ourselves. Work’s a natural channel for helping other people.
There’s a common tendency among people today to compartmentalize the different parts of their life. Work is a classic example of this. Five days a week, we haul ourselves out of bed to our computer or the office. Come the weekend, we go, “Whoopee!”
Welcome to St. Joseph’s Shelf! We’re excited to be launching the site and are so glad to have you here. The purpose of this site is simple: We want to help you sanctify your ordinary life and become a saint. How? By diving deep into important subjects that...
Apostolate—more commonly spoken of as evangelization—is simply sharing the Gospel with others. It is a task given to all of us by God by virtue of our Baptism.
One hears plenty of talk about vocations in the Catholic Church today. Often, it concerns the shortage of priests and religious. Sometimes there’s talk of marriage. Rarely, there’s some mention of the consecrated single life. How about one’s mission, though?
There’s lots of talk about gratitude nowadays. Psychologists and others routinely preach about its benefits as regards mental health, physical health, etc. One frequently comes across advice to cultivate gratitude by keeping a journal, writing “thank you” notes, and the like.