G Allen Mitchell

“The Three Men I Admire Most- The Father, Son, and The Holy Ghost” -Don McLean.

[Eric Sammons @EricRSammons]

An unused Catholic church should be demolished before being sold to Muslims.

[G Allen Mitchell @GAllenMitchell2]

Thank you for sharing your experience and wisdom.
Very well written indeed.

[Gilbert Dabari @SkyVirginSon]

THE CATHOLIC RULE OF LIFE I WISH SOMEONE HAD TAUGHT ME SOONER

A few years ago, I thought becoming a better Catholic meant learning more.

More theology.

More apologetics.

More books.

More Catholic content.

Those things are good.

But I eventually discovered something surprising.

Most saints did not become saints because they knew more.

They became saints because they consistently did a few simple things every day.

That realization changed how I view the spiritual life.

So after studying Sacred Scripture, the Catechism, and the lives of the saints, I began noticing a pattern.

Different saints.

Different centuries.

Different personalities.

Yet they all built their lives around the same foundations.

If someone asked me today:

“How do I actually live like Jesus Christ every day?”

This is the framework I would share.

And honestly, it is the framework I am still trying to live myself.

1. GIVE GOD THE FIRST MOMENT OF YOUR DAY

Before the notifications.

Before the messages.

Before the news.

Before social media.

Give God the first moment.

Make the Sign of the Cross.

Thank Him for another day.

Offer everything to Him.

The first voice you hear should not be the world.

It should be God.

2. READ THE GOSPEL BEFORE YOU READ OPINIONS

One verse.

One paragraph.

One chapter.

Whatever you can manage.

The point is simple:

Let Christ shape your mind before the world shapes it for you.

Many of us spend hours consuming information and only minutes receiving formation.

That imbalance affects everything.

3. PROTECT THE STATE OF GRACE LIKE YOUR GREATEST TREASURE

Because it is.

The Church teaches that sanctifying grace is God's own life within the soul.

Nothing on earth is worth losing that.

Not success.

Not money.

Not pleasure.

Not popularity.

Go to Confession regularly.

Take sin seriously.

Take God's mercy even more seriously.

4. BUILD YOUR LIFE AROUND THE EUCHARIST

The saints never got tired of speaking about the Eucharist.

Neither should we.

The closer they drew to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, the more they began to resemble Him.

Sunday Mass is the minimum.

Not the goal.

If possible, attend daily Mass.

Visit Jesus in Adoration.

Stay after Communion.

Speak to Him.

Listen to Him.

Remain with Him.

5. STOP LOOKING FOR HOLINESS IN EXTRAORDINARY THINGS

Most holiness happens in ordinary moments.

Being patient when you are tired.

Forgiving when you would rather hold a grudge.

Remaining kind when someone is difficult.

Serving when nobody notices.

The saints did not become saints because they did spectacular things every day.

They became saints because they loved God in ordinary circumstances.

6. CARRY YOUR CROSS INSTEAD OF RUNNING FROM IT

Every day brings a cross.

A disappointment.

A struggle.

A wound.

A sacrifice.

A burden nobody else sees.

Modern culture says:

“Avoid suffering.”

Jesus says:

“Follow Me.”

The difference is enormous.

One path seeks comfort.

The other seeks transformation.

[CatholicVote @CatholicVote]

An incredible time-lapse of parishioners from Old St. Mary's Church in Cincinnati decorating the streets for the Feast of Corpus Christi.

So cool.

Video: Eric Sammons

[G Allen Mitchell @GAllenMitchell2]

Cincinnati, Ohio won’t be far behind…ain’t that right @Bengals @CincyProblems @CincyPD @Enquirer @WLWT @FOX19 @FOX19Joe

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 JUST IN: The Chicago Bears just APPROVED a massive plan to flee the blue city of Chicago, and Mayor Brandon Johnson is furious and STUNNED

The Bears are headed to RED INDIANA 👏🏻

FAFO 🔥

This is blue policies coming back to severely bite them.

Indiana’s GOP Governor is predictably ecstatic!

Exactly what happens when you destroy your city from within.

[G Allen Mitchell @GAllenMitchell2]

@CatholicAoC 9 New Priests in the @CatholicAoC ! My heart is full as one of those holy men happens to be a friend! To all 9 of you…know of my prayers for you all. It was an honor to be able to witness this blessed day! Glory to God

[Archdiocese of Cincinnati @CatholicAoC]

Invitation to Prayer and the Litany of Supplication: The candidates prostrate themselves while all sing an ancient prayer of the Church, asking the saints to pray for God’s blessing upon these candidates.

[G Allen Mitchell @GAllenMitchell2]

40 years ago this month, this movie was released. I was a Boiler Technician on the USS W.S. Sims (FF-1059). We were deployed on a 6 month cruise to the Mediterranean. On a port visit to Antwerp, Belgium, my friend Jaime Perez & I went to see it. G8 Times

[Dusty Rhodes @AuditorRhodes]

Should be on every front page of every Ohio newspaper. Why isn't it? Your guess is as good as mine.

[Congressman Greg Steube @RepGregSteube]

A constituent from Venice recently brought an issue to our office that Catholic veterans are currently unable to have a crucifix on their headstone at VA cemeteries.

So I led a letter to the VA urging this policy change and got 45 colleagues to sign in support! And now the House is already taking steps to direct the VA to make the change.

Our veterans fought for this country. They should be laid to rest with the dignity and honor they so rightfully deserve, including the ability for Catholic veterans to have a crucifix on their headstone.

Check out the letter: https://t.co/VN27NK8qyv

[Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson]

A new report details just how bad the Anti-Christian HATE was at the Biden DOJ.

-They privately mocked Christians as “cultists”
-Sought the harshest sentences possible
-Targeted Pro-Lifers
-Used the SPLC to identify groups and individuals.

[G Allen Mitchell @GAllenMitchell2]

@Varneyco @FoxBusiness SHAME ON YOU!
Lauren Simonette just did a segment on our fallen heroes from the refueling tanker crash. She then proceeds to say that 3,700 people have been killed since the start of the military operation. Little brains will think this is military folks!

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

A recent statement by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez illuminates the Marxist ideology which continues to take hold of American politicians. Here are my thoughts.

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

Friends, this Sunday, right before the commencement of Lent, the Church is giving us something of great moment to reflect on—namely, the centrality of freedom and choice for the good at the center of the spiritual life. As Thomas More puts it in “A Man for All Seasons,” “God made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But Man He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of his mind.” God wants us to give him glory in a particular way: through our intellect and will—our search for truth and our love for him.

[Anthony @Catholicizm1]

This kid will convert every single Protestant who sees this to Catholicism.

[G Allen Mitchell @GAllenMitchell2]

@GovMikeDeWine everyday we see more and more of our tax $ were being used for these “ghost Somali” daycares. Is Ohio as bad as Minnesota? Is Columbus-Minneapolis? Why so quiet Mike? What say you @VivekGRamaswamy ?

[G Allen Mitchell @GAllenMitchell2]

@etrain513 @gmaloney125 Straight Facts!

[Eric Sammons @EricRSammons]

This morning hundreds of men, including many priests and seminarians, participated in a Eucharistic Procession through the streets of Cincinnati. This two minute video only shows about half the men in the procession.

Christ is King!

[Saint Adaugoijele ✝️ @JustAdaugoijele]

The Catholic Church will survive Bad Popes,Corrupt Bishops, and Weak Priests.
It always has. What won't survive is your soul,if you let their failures become your excuse to leave the faith!!
....Pray for Pope Leo XIV and the Catholic Church...

[G Allen Mitchell @GAllenMitchell2]

That’s why Barack Hussein Obama bought a multimillion dollar mansion on the east coast right?

[Amy McGrath @AmyMcGrathKY]

Sure - let’s NOT plan for the rising sea levels that will impact all of our east coast Navy bases, including Norfolk and Annapolis. @SECNAV @SecDef

You guys are so smart.