Demystifying the SNAP Program You may have heard many things about SNAP (Food Stamps) benefits. SNAP stands for supplemental nutrition assistance program. It insures that all legal US residents should have a basic level of food available to them even if they do not have the means to pay for the food. SNAP is administered by each state and ...
We like to pray in words of our own choosing, whether it be extemporaneous prayer, devotions, or any of the oft-used and well-memorized prayers like the Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, etc. The Catechism of the Catholic Church refers to...
So You Need to Get Food from a Food Pantry The annual inflation rate has hit 8.5%. We are all feeling it. Last week, gasoline went up 30 cents a gallon in one day! But some people feel it more than others. If your income is very limited, one of the places where you have flexibility is in obtaining food. Throughout the St. Louis area, you will find free food in Food Pantries. Negotiating the rules and practices of Food Pantries can take some savvy. Some Food Pantries are open...
The “Free Government Phone” program. What would Jesus think? Yes, you can get a free government cell phone – if you are already on a low income support program such as SNAP (Food Stamps), Medicaid, SSI, veterans pension and survivors benefit programs , some tribal-specific programs or 135% below federal ...
An angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. Now a certain man was there. . . When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” - John 5:4-6 NKJV Too often we go to prayer looking for ...
We are certainly right to think of God in light of eternity. However, the temptation can be to think of eternity as sometime or someplace in the future. That’s why it’s so compelling that our Eternal God identifies Godself as “I AM” (Ex 3:14), not “I was” or “I will be.” In taking this Name, God reveals the...
How Can the Digital Divide Be Eliminated? The Covid Pandemic and the subsequent closures highlighted how necessary digital access is. How many people do you know who had Thanksgiving Dinner in 2020 with family on Zoom? Think of the digital access, knowledge and finances that were necessary to do that. And digital access, knowledge and financial resources were ...
Contemplative prayer invites us to pray with our whole selves, including our bodily selves. Jesus expressed his divinity through his human body, and we can express the Spirit which indwells us in the same way! Fr. Richard Rohr discusses drumming as a contemplative practice: There are many forms of body prayer—for example, chant, walking meditation, dance . . . tai chi, pilgrimages, prayer beads, gestures, and...