Fr. Barnabas Powell, Author at Faith Encouraged Ministries

A Dangerous Homily About God – Sunday’s Homily

BlogJune 13, 202233Views 0Likes 0Comments

On this Feast of Pentecost, we face a culture that has increased the power of shallowness and decreased the value of depth and maturity to the point where there is no sobriety, but only division and individual focus. This is absolutely opposed to how God created us. Because He created us in His Image and…

Love Takes Work!

BlogJune 13, 202222Views 0Likes 0Comments

I’ve heard this so many times: Why can’t I find love? What’s wrong with me? The expectations of some fairy tale notions wound us and wound our children. Add to that, the utter chaos in today's society where love is reduced to mere feelings or, worse, just physical desire, and you have the perfect recipe…

The Timeless Wisdom of God

BlogJune 10, 202219Views 0Likes 0Comments

The famous philosopher Aldus Huxley once wrote: "If most of us remain ignorant of ourselves it is because self-knowledge is painful and we prefer the pleasures of illusion." Huxley wrote "The Perennial Philosophy" in 1945 and suggested that the basic wisdom of authentic human reality is common to all religions. An interesting historical note, he…

Made Able to Ask Anything

BlogJune 9, 202222Views 0Likes 1Comment

"All you gotta do is rub that lamp!" "Mr. Aladdin, sir, what will your pleasure be. Let me take your order, jot it down. You ain't never had a friend like me!" So sue me, I'm in an "Aladdin" kind of mood today! But seriously, isn't it a wonderful fantasy to have your own personal "genie"…

The Cosmic Power of Gratitude

BlogJune 8, 202223Views 0Likes 1Comment

“All is gift.” This phrase captures both the simple and profound message that embodies the mystery of living a Eucharistic life. You may ask “What does that mean?” And I understand. We moderns are far removed from a world where mystery and wonder and story dominated our human society. And we are impoverished by this…

The Work of The Spirit in You and Me

BlogJune 7, 202218Views 0Likes 0Comments

Sometimes what's best for us isn't really apparent in the middle of our journey. It's only later we discover that an event, though difficult at the time, actually turned out to be the best thing for us. As the old country song says "They hindsight's 20/20..." This coming Sunday is the Feast of Pentecost, the Descent…

Don’t Be Troubled; Don’t Be Afraid!

BlogJune 6, 202222Views 0Likes 1Comment

All too often we spend our lives waiting for that perfect moment when everything is going "right" and all around me is positive and affirming. And, the longer we live, the more disillusioned we become because that "moment" seems to never come! Oh, to be sure, there are flashes of "just right" in our lives. Those…

Show Us The Father

BlogJune 3, 202223Views 0Likes 0Comments

The tragic state of families today in our society is seen best in the absence of fathers. This epidemic of fatherlessness has huge implications for the formation of children into healthy adults. Missing dads cause deep problems for society! And good dads are even more difficult to find! But the key to being a healthy adult…

The Cure For The Loss of Purpose

BlogJune 2, 202225Views 0Likes 1Comment

"To everything (turn turn turn), there is a season, (turn turn turn) and a time to every purpose under heaven." I was 5 years old when that song was recorded and released by the Byrds. It was a song that was based on the verses in the 3rd chapter of Ecclesiastes. Here, Solomon struggles with…

The Benefits of Being a Believer

BlogJune 1, 202221Views 0Likes 1Comment

Christ is risen! What does it mean to "believe in" something? I confess most of my life I've just taken for granted that I knew, and everyone around me knew, what that meant. I was wrong. The word "believe" means so much more than just agreeing that certain ideas are correct. The Greek word used in the…

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Fr. Barnabas Powell

A Dangerous Homily About God – Sunday’s Homily

Love Takes Work!

The Timeless Wisdom of God

Made Able to Ask Anything

The Cosmic Power of Gratitude

The Work of The Spirit in You and Me

Don’t Be Troubled; Don’t Be Afraid!

Show Us The Father

The Cure For The Loss of Purpose

The Benefits of Being a Believer

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