Category «Living the Catholic Life»

Humility

We all remember the song, “O Lord, it’s hard to be humble…when you’re perfect in every way!” It’s funny to sing about, but humility is, unfortunately, a little too rare these days. Living a true life of humility is challenging. Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they discuss the challenges to humility, and offer their top ten suggestions for helping you work on your own personal humility.

The Virtue Of Listening

Do you want to solve all the world’s problems? (Well, at least the BIG ones?) Perhaps we should start by “listening” to all the various points of view out there. Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they discuss the virtuous gift of listening and how it could literally change the world as we know it.

Into The Desert

Is Lent just a liturgical season of the Church that you just “endure?” Has it lost it’s meaning for you? Do you want to change that? Do you want to make Lent really matter? Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they discuss how we can discover how to get more out of Lent by looking closer at how Jesus prepared for his ow temptation in the desert by the devil.

Faith And Star Wars

Have you seen the latest Star Wars movie? If you did see it, did you find yourself thinking spiritual thoughts? Believe it or not, even though the creators of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story may or may not have intended it, many viewers of these types of action-adventure and fantasy films can sometimes see eternal Truths communicated through the storyline. Join Deacon Jeff, Tom and Joe Thordarson (resident geek) as they sift throught the fact and the fiction of the messages we may find in Star Wars movies.

Comics And Superheroes

Did you grow up with comics and super heroes and Star Wars? Do your kids spend a lot of time watching, reading and talking about these things? Maybe…just maybe, God is speaking to them. Join Deacon Jeff and Tom as they welcome Joe Thordarson, host of Geek Tank Radio and self-described Super Hero nerd, to the LuxuriousCorner Booth of The Catholic Cafe as they discuss the potential for positive messaging in the realm of fantasy and comics and super heroes.

Having An Epiphany

When is the last time you had an epiphany? Have you ever had one of those “Eureka!” moments where all of a sudden, everything made sense? Having a crystal clear path is somewhat of rare occurrence these days. That’s why the Church’s celebration of Epiphany is such a beautiful and timely feast. Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they discuss the Feast of the Epiphany and it’s relevance in our day to day lives.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from The Catholic Cafe! Did you ever stop and think about the origins of many of our common Christmas traditions? Even the “non-religious” signs and symbols of our holiday celebrations? Did you know that most all of them find their true origin in our Catholic Faith? Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they welcome Deacon Jeff’s daughter, Mary, to discuss all things Christmas!

Ten Ways To Prepare During Advent

Are you a little frazzled this holiday season? Did you just now realize that Advent is almost over and Christmas is right around the corner…and you’re NOT ready? Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they rattle of 10 easy ways to recapture the spirit of Advent so that you reach the Christmas season feeling blessed and fully prepared. It’s not too late!

Preparing For The Holidays

Are you ready for the holidays? Well, ready or not, here they come! Every year we seem to get a little (or a lot) more stressed as we get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the holidays. Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they try and offer a little perspective in finding the right balance of secular fun and spiritual holiness as we pass through Thanksgiving, prepare through Advent and, ultimately, arrive at Christmas ready to welcome our Savior with great joy.

Make A Commitment

When Jesus told us to repent and believe in the Gospel, he called us to truly undergo change…metanoia in the Greek. But what does this really mean? How do we know if we are really undergoing change in our life? Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they discuss what true metanoia in your life looks like. And, through taking a brief look at a haunting selection from Dante’s Inferno, they discuss what price we pay if we do nothing.