Heaven’s Difference If a thing makes no difference, it is a waste of time to think about it. We should begin, then, with the question, What difference does Heaven make to earth, to now, to our lives? The answer to the question is only the difference between hope and despair in the end, between two [...]
Have You Been Saved? In Acts 4, St. Peter delivers a powerful sermon. He concludes by saying, “There is no salvation through anyone else, nor is there any other name under heaven given to the human race by which we are to be saved.” I have written before in these pages of the time when I [...]
Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for Sunday, the 4th Sunday of Easter (Year B) – Acts 4:8-12; Psalms 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 21; First John 3:1-2; John 10:11-18. This series appears each Wednesday. ‘No other name given under heaven’ It’s not politically incorrect to believe in God. Just so long as you acknowledge [...]
Making Room for Our Lady One crucial theme in John’s Gospel can shed much light on Mary’s unique role in salvation history. This theme is so foundational that it will help us see how Mary becomes the “New Eve” and the spiritual mother of all Christians. Let’s look at this fundamental motif in the fourth [...]
In discussing the Catholic faith with non-Catholics, the doctrine concerning confessing one’s sins to a priest often arises. Indeed, in my experience, the Sacrament of Reconciliation ranks right up there with Marian Dogmas among the Church’s teachings that prompt the most questions from those inquiring about the Catholic Faith. The following objections to the doctrine [...]
Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for Sunday, the 3rd Sunday of Easter (Year B) – Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; Psalms 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9; First John 2:1-5; Luke 24:35-48. This series appears each Wednesday. True God and True Man In the heyday of the Roman Empire, the corruption of the times caused a wave of [...]
“How can this be since I do not know man?” (Lk. 1:34) Mary has only one question for the angel Gabriel. And it’s a question that provides a beautiful window into Our Lady’s unique spiritual life, but one we might overlook if we don’t read the Annunciation account carefully: Mary says to the angel, “How [...]
We are all likely familiar with the “walk to Emmaus” (Luke 24:13-35) by two of Christ’s disciples the evening of the Resurrection in Luke’s Gospel. These two men, overcome with hopelessness and discouragement, were talking about the incredible events they had witnessed over the previous few days as they were walking to their home village [...]
Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for Sunday, the Octave of Easter (Year B) – Acts 4:32-35; Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; First John 5:1-6; John 20:19-31. This series appears each Wednesday. Divine Mercy We don’t know where Thomas was. All we know is that he missed it. All the others were huddling together behind [...]
Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! What more fitting conclusion to a week of sinful drama and tragedy, pain and suffering could there be than the triumph of Life over death! There is so much about Easter to help us live our lives in this day. Surely we can more fully embrace all that the Resurrection [...]
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Daily Catholic Quote from St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
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St. Benedict for Beginners – The Third Step to Humility
This is the ninth in a series on St. Benedict for Beginners. – The Editors The Third Step to Humility ‘The third step of humility is that for the love of God a man should be obedient to his superior in all things.’ Obedience? What a sign of scandal in an individualistic age! The whole [...]
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