“You ascended into glory, O Christ our God, and You delighted the disciples with the promise of the Holy Spirit. Through this blessing, they were assured that You are the Son of God, the Redeemer […]
We are not used to thinking about owing anything to God. In many ways, religion has become focused on “me,” going to Church therapeutically to feel good about oneself. In reality, we owe God everything. […]
Peace. Virtually every person wants it. Far fewer understand it. All need to know that they will only find it in Jesus Christ. Peace is the first gift of both the Incarnation and the Resurrection […]
In this Sixth Sunday of Easter, the readings begin to look forward two weeks to the culmination of the Easter season, the great Solemnity of Pentecost: the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus’ Apostles […]
Hell is often depicted in Christian art as a place of unspeakable physical torments where the unrepentant sinner receives his or her just punishments for various moral perfidies and offenses against the law of God. […]
I was what you would call “drifting” at the time my father was taken to a psychiatric facility; I had quit my job working in a restaurant and had caught a bus from Philadelphia to […]
Since the late 19th century, Catholic theologians have devoted much attention to the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the work of redemption. From the early 20th century, there have also been many petitions […]
Canonization Mass on May 15, 2022 / Daniel Ibanez/CNA
Vatican City, May 15, 2022 / 05:40 am (CNA).
On Sunday, Pope Francis declared 10 holy men and women to be saints of the Catholic Church before around 45,000 people during a canonization Mass… […]
Readings: • Acts 14:21-27 • Ps 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13 • Rev 21:1-5a • Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35 Among the criticisms I once had, as an Evangelical, was that Catholics were too concerned with “The Church.” They […]
Today’s electronic communications have fragmented our world into myriad images and soundbites that can be reassembled to make anything seem real. That has made it a paradise for con-men, propagandists, and insane people. If you’re […]
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