A passion for the Passion of Jesus Christ is a great way to advance spiritually. The great spiritual masters tell us that there are three
An Old Testament biblical type is a foreshadowing of people and events yet to come in the New Testament. Sacred scripture is full of Old
Last month, I published an article on how to keep the devil out of your head. This month, let’s take a look at how to
If the devil is the prime tempter, then keeping the devil out of your head is an important step to avoiding sin. Here are some
The challenge of how to fix the Church in the 21st century is both material and spiritual, as St. Francis of Assisi discovered when he
As Christians our duty and our joy is lighting candles in a very dark world. In the 1950’s, Father James Keller of the Christophers used
What a great man was Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. He was probably the most visible Catholic to many Americans in the 1950’s. He helped reduce
Abortion has become America’s mortal sin. Since January 22, 1973, the issue of taking the life of a human being in his or her mother’s
A while back, I wrote an article outlining some spiritual analogies to common activities that can illustrate our journey of salvation. Here are a few
This article will demonstrate just how Jesus Himself fulfills all of the Jewish feasts from the Old Testament. After each Feast outlined below, rituals from
How many people in the world today sell their souls for the Almighty dollar, rather than giving their souls to the Almighty? Sadly, lots of
The Book of First Corinthians, by St. Paul, is solid spiritual gold, by that I mean it is one of the most spiritually rich books
Common Protestant objections to Catholicism are presented as scriptural, when in fact they are misinterpretations, which render scripture inconsistent. The beauty of Catholicism lies not
How many times have we all been in conversation with a person, when, out of the blue, he makes a popular“Gotcha” Statement (PGS) that is
So many people today deny the reality of hell, as though ignoring it, would render it non-existent (Don’t try this method with the IRS!). But
The Role of the Legion of Mary in Consecration In the Legion of Mary, we do everything we can for Jesus through Mary. We give
The Bible is full of wonderful quotes, parables, teachings, etc. Most of us know them when we hear them. But that is only the supernatural
A lot of people think that they are virtuous in this world, and some probably are. Many think that being virtuous equates to being a
Ignorance of the religious roots of the United States is so prevalent that lot of Americans really think that there is a clause in either
Catholics are encouraged to do a lot of spiritual reading in between all of our daily duties. Lucky for us, there are many spiritual classics
The Divine Mercy of Jesus is for sinners, and the more of a sinner you are, the more you have a right to it. This
So many of our Protestant brothers and sisters just don’t get it: Mary + The Holy Spirit = Jesus. When they see Catholics giving so
So why are we Catholic? The world hates us, with a passion. By just about every indicator, the Catholic Church is losing its rank among
One of Martin Luther’s novel theories from the 16th century was that “The Bible Alone,” or “Sola Scriptura,” is all that is necessary to understand
