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by bcadmin | Jul 10, 2022 | Living the Faith, neighbor, News, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Works of Mercy | 0 |
We hear the word “tolerance” a lot these days, but what exactly does it mean? It seems the word itself has been largely redefined to mean the opposite of what it used to mean. Today, the word “tolerance” means that one is no longer allowed to hold opin…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 5, 2021 | Advent, Baptism, Catholic Church, charity, Featured, Gospel, Humility, Into the Deep, Knowing the Faith, News, pride, Prophets, Sacred Tradition, Saints, Scripture, St. John the Baptist, witness, Works of Mercy | 0 |
Image: “The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist” by Caravaggio [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons “In a manner similar to how God sent St. John the Baptist, we too are called and sent by God to give witness to the light. No, we ar…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 6, 2021 | Apologetics Corner, Calvary, Corpus Christi, Doctrine, dogma, Eucharist, Faith, Featured, Holy Mass, Into the Deep, Liturgy & Sacraments, Love, News, Real Presence, sacrifice, service, Sursum corda, Transubstantiation, Works of Mercy | 0 |
The Altar of Sacrifice of the Old Covenant The passage from Exodus used for today’s first reading recounts the sealing of the Old Covenant mediated by Moses between God and Israel. The blood of the offering sprinkled upon the altar (representing God) a…
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 4, 2021 | Best of Week, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Mercy, News, Scripture, spiritual works of mercy, Works of Mercy | 0 |
In this short essay we would like to go through the seven spiritual works of mercy and give some ways we can implement these all important spiritual injunctions!
by bcadmin | Apr 11, 2021 | Divine Mercy, Easter, Featured, Indulgences, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, News, Pope Francis, Pope St. John XXIII, Saint John Paul II, Saints, Social Doctrine, St. Faustina, Works of Mercy | 0 |
Jesus is waiting for you right here, right now. He is all holy and He desires you to be in communion with Him. For that, you do not in this life need to be perfect; you need to be forgiven, to be healed and to be contrite and desire holiness. Give your…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 16, 2020 | coffee, His Turn, Matt Archbold, News, Parenting, Prayer, Works of Mercy | 0 |
by Matt Archbold Every story answers a question. The good ones do, anyway. In fact, the greatest story there is begins with one young woman’s response to the question of love and ultimate sacrifice. Mary, the Blessed Mother, said “yes.” In the end, i…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 6, 2020 | Advent, Baptism, Catholic Church, charity, Featured, Gospel, Humility, Into the Deep, News, pride, Prophets, Sacred Tradition, Saints, Scripture, St. John the Baptist, witness, Works of Mercy | 0 |
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way; the voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight’” (Mark 1:2-3). St. John the Baptist is pr…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 22, 2020 | christ the king, commandments, Faith, Featured, Gospel, Gospel of Mathew, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven, Love, News, obedience, Prayer, prayer life, Scripture, Social Doctrine, Social Justice, St. Matthew, surrender, Works of Mercy | 0 |
“As I have loved you, so you also should love one another” (John 13:34). In John 14:15, Jesus tells his apostles, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” In this passage, Jesus is preparing His Apostles for His departure and the coming of the…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 2, 2020 | Benedict, Catholic Church, Devotions, Faith, Featured, holiness, Into the Deep, Liturgy, Living the Faith, News, practical faith, Prayer, preferential option, Saint John Paul II, Saint Teresa of Ávila, service, Spiritual Life, Works of Mercy | 0 |
For the last several years, there has been an increased interest in practical advice on how to live the faith. Certainly, the uncertainty and growing chaos in the secular world have something to do with this. More recently, we have seen more obvi…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 19, 2020 | Divine Mercy, Easter, Featured, Indulgences, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, News, Pope Francis, Pope St. John XXIII, Saint John Paul II, Saints, Social Doctrine, St. Faustina, Works of Mercy | 0 |
Jesus is waiting for you right here, right now. He is all holy and He desires you to be in communion with Him. For that, you do not in this life need to be perfect; you need to be forgiven, to be healed and to be contrite and desire holiness. Give your…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 13, 2020 | almsgiving, Lent, News, Poverty, To Home From Rome, Works of Mercy | 0 |
Lent is marked by prayer and fasting, but also “almsgiving,” or works of mercy. Regarding this final category, Christ’s words in Matthew 25:40 are a clear foundation: “Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 27, 2020 | almsgiving, fasting, Lent, News, Only Jesus, penance, Prayer, Works of Mercy | 0 |
Liturgically, Lent is a season. Spiritually, some call it a way of life. Whether an inner journey or an in-house parish pilgrimage, however we move through Lent — through prayer, fasting, almsgiving, works of mercy and penance — all are a means to bring us to the foot of the cross of Jesus Christ. This is a real Lent.
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