Examination of Conscience

An act of the presence of God.
  1. Have I tried to speak to God sincerely every day in mental prayer?
  2. Do I realize frequently that I am in God’s presence?
  3. Have I tried to say some aspirations to God daily?
  4. Do I give my first and last thought to God each day?
  5. Do I strive to make the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass the center of my interior life?
  6. Have I prayed the Rosary and other vocal prayers slowly and with attention?
  7. Have I hurried over the general examination of conscience?
  8. Have I gone against my own preference at times each day, offering this mortification to our Lord?
  9. Have I prayed for my family each day?
  10. Have I prayed with my family each day?
  11. Have I born well the contradictions of the day?
  12. Do I have an upright intention, doing all for the glory of God?
  13. Have I taken care to live charity with my family, co-workers and friends?
  14. Am I asking God to help make specific some resolution from this recollection and to put it into effect?
An act of contrition.

Spiritual Reading

Confessions – St. Augustine

Imitation of Christ – Thomas A Kempis

In Conversation with God – Francisco Fernandez

Introduction to the devout life – St. Francis de Sales

Life of St. Benedict – St. Gregory the Great 

Overcoming Lukewarmness – Francis Fernandez-Carvajal

The Soul of the Apostolate – St. Pius X

Thirsting for Prayer – Jacques Philippe

This Tremendous Lover – Eugene Boylan

Time for God – Jacques Philippe

Discernment of Spirits: An Ignatian Guide for Everyday Living – Fr. Timothy Gallagher, OMV

Marriage & Family

Humanae Vitae
Encyclical of Pope Paul VI on the Regulation of Birth
DOCUMENT TEXT

Casti Connubii
Encyclical of Pope Pius XI on Christian Marriage
DOCUMENT TEXT

Living Together:
Questions and Answers Regarding Cohabitation and the Church’s Moral Teaching
DOCUMENT PDF

VIDEO:
Why we get married in the Catholic Church?
VIEW VIDEO

Reformation Effect on the Family
VIEW VIDEO

Red Bird Ministries serves ordinary families who have been given an extraordinary cross to carry. An organization that systematically guides individuals and couples through the complexity and trauma that happens with the loss of a child through miscarriage and stillbirth or as an infant, child, adolescent, or adult. We also serve families who have experienced the loss of a loved one to suicide.
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Parenting / Children

Person and Identity Project: The Person and Identity Project offers formation, workshops, and pastoral guidance on transgender issues and the human person – Link

Sex, Gender and IdentityLink 

Congregation For Catholic Education  (for Educational Institutions) “Male and Female He Created Them” Towards a Path of Dialogue on the Question of Gender Theory in EducationLink

Why Amazon Erased My BookLink 

Doctrinal Note On the Moral Limits To Technologial Manipulation of the Human Body  – Link 

Good Friday

End of Life Issues

Advance Directive from Archdiocese of Atlanta website

Free Will from Catholic Foundation of North Georgia 

Red Bird Ministries serves ordinary families who have been given an extraordinary cross to carry. An organization that systematically guides individuals and couples through the complexity and trauma that happens with the loss of a child through miscarriage and stillbirth or as an infant, child, adolescent, or adult. We also serve families who have experienced the loss of a loved one to suicide.
Website Link 

Holy Purity

Resources for Holy Purity 

www.purityispossible.com

Family Honor Link

Messy Family Project  Link 

How to Keep Our Kids Catholic – Link 

Mental Health

Mental Health Resources – Lumpkin, Dawson and Forsyth CountiesLink 

Pamphlet “Your Catholic faith is the key to your recovering from divorce – Link 

Divorced Catholics