I stumbled across an article this morning that I found particularly amusing: The Logic of Christianity: What am I missing?
The author was being rather tongue and cheek and admitted that she understood that many Christians would not see things the same way she sees it, so she asks, “What am I missing?” More…
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe 12/12/12
This is the last repetitive date you will see in your lifetime,… maybe.
Let’s take two steps back in time then, from 2001 (article), back to 1531 (event), and have a privileged look through the eyes of Mary. More…
Of all the places I’ve ever been, the greatest culture shock I ever experienced was in Taiwan. More…
“Prepare the way of the Lord,
make straight his paths.
Every valley shall be filled
and every mountain and hill shall be made low.
The winding roads shall be made straight,
and the rough ways made smooth,
and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”
By Fr Jason Smith
The Immaculate Conception teaches us something very positive: God is stronger than sin and where sin abounds, grace abounds even more. (Romans 5:20)
This truth is brought home in a special way in Mary’s life, for she, on account of a singular privilege of God, and in view of the merits of Christ’s death, was preserved from contracting original sin, and came into existence already completely holy. More…
What is your favorite Advent Hymn?
Veni Emmanuel!
Not that I know tuns and tuns of Advent Carols, but here are a few to vote on:
Veni, Veni Emmanuel: More…
Love is also the richest source of the meaning of suffering, which always remains a mystery: we are conscious of the insufficiency and inadequacy of our explanations. Christ causes us to enter into the mystery and to discover the “why” of suffering, as far as we are capable of grasping the sublimity of divine love (John Paul II, Salvifici Doloris §13) More…
Reblogged from Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction
If you’re already on Twitter, you can drop all those phony papal accounts you’re following..
93K followers and counting… I’ll bet we can break 1M today
First Sunday of Advent Reflection
Image from the Deacon’s Bench: Click on image to read his homily for today
A friend asked me the other day why the Church no longer regards Advent as a penitential season, like Lent. “It still is a penitential season,” I told him, “but the focus of Advent is different than the focus of Lent.” More…
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