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What About the Virgin Mary? (A Brief Catechism About Mary) »
Why waste your time with a Marian catechism?; Jesus is the center of the Christian faith...
The Nature & Purpose of Purgatory »
Some who deny the existence of purgatory cite Revelation 14:13: “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord henceforth. ‘Blessed indeed,’ says the Spirit, ‘that they may rest from their labours, for their deeds follow them!’”
“Even to your old age and grey hairs I am He, I am He who sustains you. I have made you and I will carry you, I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” Isiah 46:4
This is the promise of God for the righteous one, for the one who looks up to Him, for us.
In Chicago’s Goodman Theater production of A Christmas Carol, one of the characters says wistfully, “Enough, what a glorious word.” And when Jesus asked the disciples what they had to feed the multitude and they said five loaves and two fishes, he said, basically, “That is enough.”
Getting it Right-The Foundation of Friendship »
I write this post to help parents raise their teenagers to be virtuous adults. I share this post with the hopes of helping them raise their children by adding a few thoughts that have come to me.
Eucharist, Mass, and Gratitude »
One of my biggest struggles as a religion teacher is with our technical terms. We have so many words that we use, sometimes every single day: Trinity, Eucharist, Heaven, Son of God, Mass, Incarnation, and so on.
Saint Josephine Bakhita »
Feast Day: February 8
Patron Saint Of: Sudan
Saint Josephine Margaret Bakhita was born around 1869 in the village of Olgossa in the Darfur region of Sudan. She was a member of the Daju people and her uncle was a tribal chief. Due to her family lineage, she grew up happy and relatively prosperous, saying that as a child, she did not know suffering.
Catholics Must Fast More Intensely This Lent»
The Norbertine Canons of St. Michael's Abbey have created this digital Lenten retreat so that you can journey through this holy season alongside them. If you want to have one of your best Lenten seasons yet, join us in our Lenten Program "The Great Fast" - https://theabbotscircle.com/the-great-fast-join
When Your Faith Is Put to the Test - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon»
Friends, we come now to the Second Sunday of Lent, and we’re on both dangerous and very holy ground with the first reading from the twenty-second chapter of Genesis. The ancient Israelites referred to it as the “Akedah,” which means the “binding”: Abraham binds and is ready to sacrifice Isaac at God’s command.
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