Abraham's Journey
A True Story shared by Beckita (As we’re revving up to take a stand for our freedoms while providing Godly stability on the streets and in public places in America, I was absolutely delighted to hear, from a dear friend, about a real life account of just such action, although, I’ve used fictitious names for […]
Read More Let Freedom RingBy Charlie Johnston – first published on October 3, 2014 (Here’s the second archived piece from the triad series which I think is vital to revisit. Alleged private revelation keeps rolling in, found all over the internet. But, Friends, most of it is by and large repetitive of what we already know in the general […]
Read More What the Next Right Step Really MeansBy Charlie Johnston – First published on September 4, 2014 (As we embark on the path of discerning the role to which each one is called in this new season of activism on the streets, the wisdom of a triad of pieces which Charlie posted at TNRS deserves review. They provide an insightful panorama of […]
Read More My PurposeI’m excited to share a wonderful sign of hope with you, Friends. At the start of this month, I attended the 2020 Encounter Conference in Toledo, Ohio where the gathered crowd spanned the generations from babies to grandparents. About 2600 predominantly Catholic attendees were joined by some brothers and sisters from other denominations while the […]
Read More That They May Be OneBy Charlie Johnston I am saddened by the trajectory of the world. Throughout my life, I have struggled to find ways of mitigating the consequences of the ever-growing disorder and malice that engulfs us. In some ways, I feel like the patriarch, Abraham, who kept pleading and bargaining with God to spare Sodom (Genesis 18:16-33). […]
Read More 10,000 Islands of FaithSt. Paul enjoins us: “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” (Philippians 4:8) An idea of excellence has been on my heart since Charlie came down […]
Read More The Greatest of These Is LoveBy Charlie Johnston Normally I spend 15-25 hours preparing a post. On the road, since I rarely get more than four hours of uninterrupted concentration, my posts can be few and far between. I am going to try to change that up. I really want to post every other day – but simply can’t do […]
Read More A Few Changes and a Soothing Balm(Charlie is driving some long stretches on this leg of his travels and his schedule is packed with marvelous visits. This provides a great opportunity to share the following update and reflection from Deon Mangan, a regular follower of A Sign of Hope, who sent this piece to Charlie earlier this month. ~Beckita) I wrote […]
Read More Paradise on Fire—Update Seven Months Later(Most here know that our Beckita, Managing Editor of this site, cares for an aging Chinese Priest, Fr. Wang. Actually, Fr. Wang is an American Priest who was born in China. When the communists took over and started their reign of terror, Fr. Wang came to America where he has remained ever since. He writes […]
Read More Fr. John B. Wang: A Wonderful Life(This piece is the first person account of a woman who journeyed from radical feminist to faithful, orthodox Catholic. Collen DeLima is a friend of our team member, Lisa Huber. I love this story because it illustrates a great truth: fear and hurt often present as anger. Some people are just angry jerks, but many […]
Read More Unshackled – One Woman’s Story
