The Human Face Divine
Gospel then: “When the Lord saw her, he was moved with pity for her.” In the person of Jesus Christ, we see God’s compassion for our suffering expressed through Christ’s humanity.
Gospel now: As Christ’s apostles today, we should be moved to compassion for our brothers and sisters when they suffer and we should follow our Lord’s example by consoling them attending to their needs. More…
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Gratuitous Cat Photo
In one of Seneca’s letters — I think it’s letter 43 but I’m not sure — Seneca rambles on to his imaginary friend Lucilius about how good it is for the soul to travel and read on vacation.
Well, I’m not on vacation, More…
“How holy this feast in which Christ is our food; His passion is recalled; grace fills our hearts; and we receive a pledge of the glory to come” — Saint Thomas Aquinas
They said to him: “We have not but 5 loaves and 2 fishes… And they all ate and were satisfied…
The Catholic Herald published a great article about Pope Francis’s homily for the Feast of Corpus Christi. So good, I decided to post it here in full: More…
Bishops like to practice the tradition of quizzing confirmation candidates during the rite of confirmation. On one occasion, a particular Bishop asked one of the candidates to explain the Mystery of the Trinity. The shy teenaged girl mumbled softly, “Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.” The bishop, who did not hear her answer clearly, said, “Excuse me, I didn’t understand.” The girl spoke up and answered, “You’re not supposed to understand, it’s a mystery.” More…
In today’s Gospel for Pentecost Sunday, the Lord confers his Apostle’s with his power to forgive sins.
The Upper Room, a Place of Prayer and Peace
“The doors were locked for fear of the Jews.”
When Jesus appears to the Apostles, breathes on them and fills them with the Holy Spirit, he drives their fear away and fills them with peace. More…
Fr Jose Laboy
The famous orator, Cicero, once wrote, “Not to know what occurred before you were born is to always remain a child.” Part of maturing and having a strong identity is to know where you come from, your culture, your values. No one starts from scratch.
This quote from Cicero can be applied to Catholics regarding their faith.
You know what really annoys me? This guy.
Yeah! That’s right! We’re Catholic!
Don’t take this with a grain of salt. If we take him at his word and follow his example, we have to be a holy nuisance and annoy the [you-know-what] out of people. Literally.
Yesterday, Pope Francis made it clear. He wants You to be a troublemaker too.
Read on… (From CNA/EWTN News:) More…
During her recent visit to University of Chicago Law School, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she believed that Roe v. Wade was a “disappointing decision,” because it went “too far, too fast” in liberalizing abortion laws — not because it allows millions of innocent children to be legally murdered each year.
To that effect, Ginsburg reasoned that the Court should have practiced more judicial restraint to allow expansion of abortion access at the state level through legislative means. According to Ginsburg, More…
I call heaven and earth today to witness against you: I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live (Deuteronomy 30:19)
In exchange for dropping all appeals, abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell was spared death row. More…
According to a reliable source, who happens to be a good friend of mine, you only get 10 perfect days a year. May 9th in Ottawa was one of those days. The sun was bright, the sky was blue, not a cloud in the sky, 25,000 men, women, children and babies gathered on Parliament Hill and to march on the streets of Ottawa in support of life, Ottawa’s mayor declared the day “Respect for Life Day,” and as if things could not get any better…
The Avengers were there! More…
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