How to have a Holy Lent?
By: Fr. Blake Britton Lent is about sacrifice. But what does it mean to sacrifice? For many of us, it means to “give something up” or to do something that…
Isaac and Christ
By: Origen Abraham took wood for the burnt offering and placed it upon Isaac his son, and he took fire and a sword in his hands, and together they went…
The Universal Call to Holiness
Vatican II Document on the Church The Church, whose mystery is being set forth by this Sacred Synod, is believed to be indefectibly holy. Indeed Christ, the Son of God,…
Gaudium et Spes
Vatican II Document on Evangelization The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men of this age, especially those who are poor or in any way…
You Have Christ Within You
By: St. Ignatius of Antioch Let us not be insensible of Christ’s loving kindness. For if he had acted as we do, we would have been lost indeed. Therefore let…
The Blessed Virgin Mary- Part VIII
“Behold Your Mother” “Behold your Mother” (Jn. 19:27). John, the beloved disciple, is given to Mary as a son and Mary is given to the beloved disciple as a mother….