“If things created are so full of loveliness, how resplendent with beauty must be the One who made them!” (St. Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church) Please help us in our mission to assist readers to integrate their Catholic faith, family and work. Tell your family and friends about this article using both the Share and the Recommend buttons […]
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Daily Quote from St. Anthony of Padua
“If things created are so full of loveliness, how resplendent with beauty must be the One who made them!” (St. Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church) Please help us in our mission to assist readers to integrate their Catholic faith, family and work. Tell your family and friends about this article using both the Share and the Recommend buttons […]
On the Importance of Stretching
The center of the Sistine Chapel depicts an image that has been over-utilized to the point of becoming a cliché. Nonetheless, its meaning is still worth revisiting, for it encapsulates the central drama between God and man. An energetic God-the-Creator thrusts his hand toward a reclining Adam. His intended beneficiary, however, recoils. His hand droops. His body language spells “retreat”. […]
Daily Quote from St. Augustine
He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent. –Saint Augustine Print this entry
Daily Quote from St. Anthony of Padua
If things created are so full of loveliness, how resplendent with beauty must be the One who made them! – St. Anthony of Padua Print this entry
Evidence of God
SEATTLE — Some of the world’s leading theologians and philosophers presented thoughtful treatises to hundreds of physicians during the final two days of the 79th annual Catholic Medical Association education conference in Seattle. One of the most recognizable was Robert Spitzer, S.J, PhD, former President of Gonzaga University. Throughout the conference, the Jesuit Order was often the subject of criticism; one presenter suggested there […]
The Problem of Evil
The Problem of Evil The problem of evil is the most serious problem in the world. It is also the one serious objection to the existence of God. No sane person wants hell to exist. The problem of evil is the most serious problem in the world. It is also the one serious objection to the existence of God. When […]
The Weight of Glory
We all know what the weight of glory is, whether or not we have read Lewis’ golden sermon. We know it from the magic words of the poets;or we know it from the wordless word of great music, work of the Muses, not of man; or we know it from the word spoken by human love, the moment when the […]
How Important You Are
How important are you to God? This seems like a silly question with an obvious answer, but could you give someone factual evidence to prove your importance—as a human being—to an Almighty Creator? Growing up, you most certainly learned that the creation of man on the sixth day was the shining moment—the climax in the story of creation. But if […]