“Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. Which of you wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if […]
Ave crux spes unica. Hail to the Cross, our only hope. What are the implications of this hope for Christian discipleship as it is lived in this world? The English priest and apologist, Msgr. Ronald […]
Because we are rational human beings, it is best for us not only to do God’s will, but also first to know God’s will and […]
Before establishing the feast of Corpus Christi in 1264, Pope Urban IV called upon the services of St. Thomas Aquinas for the composition of prayers and hymns for the liturgical celebration of the feast. These […]
If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Think of what is above, not of what is on earth. For you have […]
On April 19, 2005, I was in the fifth of my six years of seminary formation, serving as an intern at a rural parish in the northeastern part of the Archdiocese of Detroit. That morning, […]
“The only real sadness, the only real failure, the only great tragedy in life, is not to become a saint.” The French Catholic author Léon Bloy wrote these words in his 1897 novel La Femme […]
“The tongue has the power of life and death.” –Proverbs 18:21 The power of words I don’t think it’s over-dramatic to say that words are like nuclear power. Nuclear power can light an entire city […]
As it often does with the events of the Gospels, the streaming series The Chosen adds to the drama of the encounter between Jesus and Nathanael in John 1:45-51 by employing a bit of artistic […]
St. Teresa of Avila strongly believed that God was her great Friend, and that prayer is in large measure “an intimate sharing between friends.” One time she prayed to God, sharing with her Friend the […]
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