St. Dominic is the creator of the Dominican order, officially recognized by the Church in 1216.
Read MoreMost of us can think of a time we have pitied our current situation, dwelling on the miseries this earthly life has bestowed.
Read MoreThe words 'simply' and 'real ingredients' are common in grocery stores today. Many women and men seek out 'natural' beauty looks and 'effortless' styles for fashion.
Read MoreGod meant business. We know Jesus came to show God's mercy, as the Old Testament was rather light in compassion; this Bible verse demonstrates His fire and wrath
Read MoreThis is the only mention and description of seraphim angels in the Bible.
Read MoreHow many times do we ask for forgiveness…in a day? We are all sinners. I hope to be worthy of heaven, but seriously,
Read MoreBooks come and go just as everything else.
Read More" I [Melanie] started again, and when I had finished, my master said:
“It was the Holy Virgin or else a great saint, who has come on behalf of the Good Lord, but it’s as if the Good Lord had come Himself. We must do what this Saint said. How are you going to manage to tell that to all Her people?”
Read MoreIn the Gospel, Jesus is speaking directly to 11 people, asking each to go forth doing His will and spreading His message. Jesus rose from the dead, and at that moment in Galilee the disciples began to understand everything being asked of them.
Read MoreMy husband and I married when I was 22 years old. At the time, I was evaluating the life around me as a young adult, and part of that adventure was "rejecting" the religion of my parents, and essentially needing to find it through my own choices.
Read MoreThere are many sacramentals within the Catholic Church. A sacramental is any sacred sign which the Church states helps prepare us to receive the grace of God, whereas sacraments are gifts of the Holy Spirit as instituted by Jesus Christ.
Read MoreWhy the law? God made man and began to form covenants with him. Covenants are serious!
Read MoreLast Advent, I was fortunate to attend a three-day lecture on stewardship, delivered by Fr. Rafael Partida of the San Bernardino Diocese.
Read More33 Days to Merciful Love was not the original book review I planned for this first Soul Saturday of our HoMwf Lenten study; God had a better idea, and as Day 1 has explained "all sin involves a lack of trust in God's goodness" (28).
Read MoreWhat can be said about Jesus' Passion that hasn't be said, analyzed, studied and thought?
Read MoreI asked a Jewish friend to describe Purim and he said, like most Jewish holidays, it was there to celebrate the Jews not dying…again.
Read MoreThen Haman said to King Ahasuerus: “Dispersed among the nations throughout the provinces of your kingdom, is a certain people living apart.
Read MoreToday's review of soulful media is the text Lift Up Your Heart written by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. It was written close after World War 2, however at no point did I suspect this and its longevity as a top seller is a sign of its value.
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