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“There is only one tragedy in the end: Not to have been a saint.” (Charles Péguy) Sometimes when I think of All Saints Day I recall parties that my youth group and I enjoyed when I was a teenager. I remember dressing up as St. Thérèse, St. Teresa of Calcutta, and St. Kateri Tekakwitha. One […]
by bcadmin | Jul 26, 2022 | 1, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Cross, Featured, Malcolm Muggeridge, News, Truth | 0 |
Truth is hard. Illusions are pleasant. It is not in the least surprising, then, that people will shun truth and welcome illusions. But illusions are not sustainable. Reality keeps getting in the way. Truth, though hard, is not only sustainable, it is rewarding. And among its rewards is joy. Christ came into the world to […]
This series of articles intends to remind the Catholic faithful that pilgrimages aren’t only trips taken to well-known religious destinations, like the Holy Land, or the great cities of Western civilization, like Rome or Paris. A pilgrimage is a journey taken to facilitate a deeper connection with the Lord, which can happen anywhere, really. There […]
America’s culture war has turned violent. The violence has always been there of course, just below the surface, but lately it has erupted into full, frightening view. I’m not speaking just now of mass killings like the massacres in Uvalde and Buffalo. Those atrocities are not culture war blips but monstrous acts of premeditated evil […]
St. Thomas Aquinas is known by Catholics and non-Catholics alike as one of the greatest (if not the) greatest thinker of medieval times. His steadfast balance of contemplation and preaching led the Church to declare him a Doctor of the Catholic faith. In his masterpiece, The Summa Theologica, Aquinas showcases his style of thinking through the strategy […]
For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their Shepherd,and He will guide them to springs of living water;and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Revelation 7:17 If you’re grieving the loss of a loved one and you know that no one can take that person’s place, there are […]
The secret to the success of the party is the prior preparation; the better the preparation, normally, the better the celebration. This we should apply to preparing for the coming of Jesus. Many go over-board in the details done to prepare for Birthdays. Should not our preparation for the most important Birthday be enthusiastic and […]
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Earlier this month the Church celebrated the feast of the Guardian Angels. When was the first time you heard about Angels? I’m wiling to bet it was as a child. Perhaps the Guardian Angel prayer was the first prayer you learned. Or it was a story you told the child in your life when giving […]
by bcadmin | Jun 22, 2021 | 1, Guadalupe, juan diego, Marian apparitions, News, Our Lady of Guadalupe | 0 |
One of the most famous and loved of the approved Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary is Our Lady of Guadalupe. “The Patron of the Americas,” (as called by St. John Paul II) appeared near Mexico City to Saint Juan Diego. Our Lady appeared to Juan Diego in the course of four days on four […]
Not only were these questions asked, but every one was answered! Many were the traditions that sprang up for that purpose, never thought of before the great discovery of St. Helena. Michael gave him, however, a branch of this tree, which, on the death of Adam, Seth planted on his grave. In after years, the […]
Read MoreLibrary of the Apostolic PalaceWednesday, 30 December 2020 Catechesis on prayer – 20. The prayer of thanksgiving Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning! Today, I would like to focus on the prayer of thanksgiving. And I take my cue from an episode recounted by the Evangelist Luke. While Jesus was on the way, ten lepers […]
Read MoreThe Facts of Life Series: Knowing God Intimately Belief, any belief, must rest on evidence, on fact, on truth. Otherwise, belief is just an arbitrary notion, a personal perceptual preference, an idea that claims it is real and true, but which offers no substantiation of its claims. For a belief without evidence is at best a […]
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