Prayers to Share is a simple inspirational app for your Android phone that allows you to pray with and for people all over the world. Much like Twitter, prayers scroll in real time and you can follow other subscribers. Click to pray whenever the spirit moves you and comment on the prayers of others. Post your own prayers and Prayers to Share will keep track of how many people prayed with you. I believe that the power of prayer is unleashed in a special way when we open our hearts to God on behalf of others. For more information, here is a link to the developer's website:
Prayers To Share For Android
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Why I am Converting to Catholicism
In his article, "Why Be Catholic?" and his book of the same name, Father William O'Malley gives a passionate, humorous and provocative response to this question. It's bold, intelligent and relevant. Here's a link...
"Why Be Catholic?"
If you're still reading, here's why I am on a journey to enter the Catholic church in 2011.
You can go home again, sort of. I was raised Baptist, and some of my happiest memories took place at Free Will Baptist Church in Bakersfield, California. This is a recent realization on my part, because when I moved to South Carolina in the 6th grade, I was quoting the Bible and trying to be a good Christian. You would think that played well in the Bible belt, but 6th grade is 6th grade. I simply abandoned my faith at the first signs of ridicule and the confusion of prepubescence. I know now that I blamed God because I wasn't happy anymore. God never abandoned me; however, and I have done nothing to deserve this grace. I should be dead and lost, but it hasn't happened that way. Now that I've fallen in love with Christ again as an adult I want to be a part of the oldest Christian community, the Catholic church. There's a lot more to the story, but since that's the whole point of this blog..I'll share more later. It is my fervent prayer to hear from you no matter where you are in your conversion story.
"Why Be Catholic?"
If you're still reading, here's why I am on a journey to enter the Catholic church in 2011.
You can go home again, sort of. I was raised Baptist, and some of my happiest memories took place at Free Will Baptist Church in Bakersfield, California. This is a recent realization on my part, because when I moved to South Carolina in the 6th grade, I was quoting the Bible and trying to be a good Christian. You would think that played well in the Bible belt, but 6th grade is 6th grade. I simply abandoned my faith at the first signs of ridicule and the confusion of prepubescence. I know now that I blamed God because I wasn't happy anymore. God never abandoned me; however, and I have done nothing to deserve this grace. I should be dead and lost, but it hasn't happened that way. Now that I've fallen in love with Christ again as an adult I want to be a part of the oldest Christian community, the Catholic church. There's a lot more to the story, but since that's the whole point of this blog..I'll share more later. It is my fervent prayer to hear from you no matter where you are in your conversion story.
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