With Christ’s Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven, “the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy Spirit that has been
As for you, do not be called ‘Rabbi.’ You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers. Call no one on earth your father;
Faith. What is it really? It’s commonly believed that religious faith is, essentially, whatever one chooses to make it, whatever is agreeable to the individual
Sacred Heart Major Seminary’s (SHMS) initial open online course was such a tremendous success, SHMS is offering another one. The new course, “Mission of the
We’re hearing a lot of strange statements and confusing messages these days. Politicians are especially good at creating confusion. But more and more, it seems,
In my alternative-universe idea of who I might be in another life, I have always said I should have been an accountant. Predictable, stable, no
As you make or finalize your plans for summer travel, you could and perhaps should include visiting one or more shrines or sacred places. One
In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a
But whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God. (John 3:21) These words
“I was in my thirteenth year when God sent a voice to guide me. At first, I was very much frightened. The voice came towards
Recently I was blown away by a couple of illusions I was shown online. They were viral sensations years ago – so I am behind
Because we can’t perceive it with our senses, we may be tempted to regard the world of the angels as ethereal or not quite real.
My husband and I are expecting a fourth child and when that dreaded time of telling everyone came around I realized it never gets
“Be not afraid of faith: some are born with faith, some achieve faith, and some have faith thrust upon them.” (with apologies to William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.)
We are at war. Each day we are soldiers, walking out onto a battlefield. Some people are acutely aware of the ongoing battle and are
Are some kids more in need of the graces of Confirmation at an earlier age than others? Or is it that some children are ready
One who fasts for sins, but goes and commits them again: Who will hear his prayer, what is gained by mortification? [Sir 34:31] Lent is
After he had finished speaking, [Jesus] said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” Simon said in reply,
Lent is a time of prayer, penance, fasting and almsgiving in preparation for the celebration of the Paschal Mystery. But another event for which we
If you are looking to grow in your faith and discover the true beauty of the Catholicism during this Lenten season, you might want to
I’d never experienced the charismatic movement before, so I was somewhat excited when several months ago, I had the opportunity to attend a charismatic prayer
We all know suffering when we see it and we’ve all experienced it in some form. For many people, unfortunately, suffering leads to pushing away
An exhortation to develop an interior life or to deepen one’s relationship with Jesus—is, in and of itself, good. Yet, simply attempting to persuade someone
Saint Paul writes a message of hope in time of great trial in his Second Letter to the Corinthians. He calls the body a tent,
