“Some of us will have a path to holiness through a vowed vocation. But due to fallen human nature, not all of us will.” We speak a lot about a crisis of vocations, the crisis in the priesthood, and a crisis in married life. At their roots, these are all simply crises in holiness. In addition to these, there is […]
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Encountering the Word — Isaiah 6:3
A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.” (Isaiah 6:3) Print this entry
Encountering the Word — Isaiah 6:3
A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.” (Isaiah 6:3) Print this entry
Encountering the Word — Isaiah 6:3
A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.” (Isaiah 6:3) Print this entry
Encountering the Word — Exodus 3:5
A Daily Quote From Sacred Scripture Then he said, “Do not come near; put off your shoes from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” (Exodus 3:5) Print this entry
Encountering the Word – 1 Timothy 6:6-10
“Indeed, religion with contentment is a great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, just as we shall not be able to take anything out of it. If we have food and clothing, we shall be content with that. Those who want to be rich are falling into temptation and into a trap and into many foolish and harmful […]
Encountering the Word – Colossians 3:23
“Whatever you do, do from the heart, as for the Lord and not for others.” (Colossians 3:23) If you liked this scripture passage, please share it with your friends and family using the Share and Recommend buttons below and via email. We value your comments and encourage you to leave your thoughts below. Thank you! – The Editors Print this […]
Make Me Holy
The first time I was invited to speak at a Catholic event was for local youth retreat called Credo, for which I was asked to give a talk on our universal call to holiness. At the time I was a traffic reporter in Cincinnati, and I wasn’t much exposed to the documents of the Church – nor was I very […]
Distinguished Student and Teacher in the Church’s Essential School
On Sunday, the Catholic world will rejoice as Pope Benedict XVI beatifies his predecessor Pope John Paul II. Six years ago, at John Paul II’s funeral Mass, then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger preached that the most distinctive characteristic of the life of Karol Wojytla was that, from his earliest days, he responded to the Lord’s call to follow him as a […]
Daily Quote from Dr. Peter Kreeft
Saints are not freaks or exceptions, they are the standard operating model for human beings. Because, as Charles Peguy put it, “life holds only one tragedy, ultimately: not to have been a saint.” In fact, in the biblical sense of the word, all believers are saints. Saints are not the opposite of sinners. There are no opposites of sinners in […]