Links to Articles
of Interest to Those
Who Pray for Prodigal Catholics

Bargaining with God By Father Thomas Acklin, O.S.B. "God doesn’t seem to want us to beg, does not seem to mind if we bargain, and seems to want us to ask, indeed to keep asking!" 

Come, Let Us Adore Him! By Pope John Paul II "We are all seeking an answer that will reassure us."

The Crisis of Faith  by Fr. John Hardon Read Excerpt

Every-Day Beatitudes By Father Paul Hrezo "Daily life itself is the best illustration of the truths Jesus teaches us through the Beatitudes."

Frighteningly Extravagant Mercy of God By Father David Poecking  "Jesus warns us that God may very well forgive the people we hate the most,"

The Holy Rosary: A Prayer for All Times by Fr. John Hardon  Read Excerpt

Homily, Romans 9:1-5  by Fr. Bill Breslin   "Like St. Paul, is Jesus so important to us that anyone’s “not getting it” is a source of sorrow for us?"

Homily, Romans 11: 13-15, 29-32  by Fr. Bill Breslin   "Our hope for ourselves and our loved ones is that 'the gifts and call of God are  irrevocable.' ”

How ANY Will Be Saved by Father Ray Ryland, Ph.D., J.D "What happens to those who don’t know Christ in this life?"

How Should Catholics Be Retrieved?  by Fr John Hardon, S.J. "If the Catholic laity are to engage in this organized effort to re-Catholicize our own family, you must learn how to effectively retrieve those who have left the Catholic Church."

How to Believe? by Fr. John Hardon  Read Excerpt

How to Strengthen our Hope in God by Fr. John Hardon  Read Excerpt

John’s Question By Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann "Jesus simply invites them to look at what He was doing and draw their own conclusion."

Mary, Queen of Heaven By Monsignor Charles M. Mangan  "When we invoke Mary’s intercession, live the virtues she displayed, and consecrate ourselves to her, we esteem her sincerely and profoundly. Then, we honor her as Christ would have us do."

The Meaning of Prayer by Fr. John Hardon Read Excerpt

Novena Prayers to Our Lady of Siluva  Prayers to the Patron of those who pray for prodigal Catholics

Our Sin and God's Mercy By Father Ray Ryland, Ph.D., J.D. "Justice is what a person deserves. Mercy is what a guilty person needs."

Perseverance By Father Roger J. Landry "The greatest testimony of all is FIDELITY in the face of suffering and death."

Pray Always By Father Michael Caridi  "We must avoid being “fair-weather friends” who only consult God in times of urgent need."

Prayer and the Grace of God by Fr. John Hardon SJ Read Excerpt

Prodigal Son By Father Ray Ryland, Ph.D., J.D. "Our God-given free will gives us our grandeur, but our misuse of that free will gives us our misery."

Recovering Stray Catholics  by Fr John McCloskey. "In supernatural endeavors, we must understand the root of the problem. Let us treat the disease, not the symptoms."

Seeing the Hound of Heaven in Romans  by Fr. Bill Breslin "God is the Hound of Heaven chasing after us until we finally realize how loved we are."

Should I Attend?  from the Catholics United for Faith website "The Catholic Church does not explicitly prohibit Catholics from attending weddings whose validity she does not recognize. There are certain moral principles, however, that should be considered before a Catholic decides how to proceed."

Some Things That Catholics Do Not Believe  Very Rev Joseph DiBruno, D.D. "To meet the most common of the misapprehensions and misrepresentations we will here state, some things that Catholics do not believe."

The Voice, the Word, and Our Conversion  By Father Roger J. Landry "John’s message is God’s message, which John was screaming at the top of his powerful lungs." 

What's your image of God like?  by Fr. Bill Breslin   "Actually, Jesus was very gentle with people who sinned."