Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Of the seven sacraments instituted by Jesus Christ to make us holy, the Eucharist alone is called “the Most Blessed Sacrament”, for it not only conveys the graces that flow from Jesus, but gives to the recipient Jesus Himself – His Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. At Mass, the […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Jesus said to the Jewish crowds:  “I am the living bread that came down from heaven;  whoever eats this bread will live forever;  and the bread that I will give  is my flesh for the life of the world.”   The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying,  “How can this […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly A central doctrine of Catholicism is the belief that the bread and wine consumed at Mass become truly Christ: his body, blood, soul, and divinity. While this truth is celebrated every Sunday, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ offers a heightened focus through liturgy […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Often, there are fires of destruction raging in our lives. These fires can be literal disasters, accidents, illnesses, deaths, relationship troubles, financial stress, and so much more. These raging fires can be frightening, especially when they seem to close in around us and are full of the spirit of […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a series. Read part 1 here.   This article was originally published HERE. My mom went to a local Catholic parish one day, where the priest was offering the Sacrament of Reconciliation. In the back of the church, a woman was engaged in a […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly When I ask myself where the Mass is in the Bible, my mind goes to Luke’s Gospel, Chapter 24. On Easter Sunday, three days after Jesus instituted the Eucharist at the Last Supper, and before He appeared to the eleven, Jesus walked beside two disciples on the road to […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Yesterday, I drove on the interstate in “the city” to drop a friend off at the airport. I consider it a huge accomplishment. You may say, “So what? I drive to the city all the time.” For me, it is a big deal! When I was young, I had […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly We live in a world where secularization and technology have rendered most people detached from organized religion of any sort. Science has, to some extent, been hostile or at least ambivalent to faith, often creating doubt in people’s minds. What better way is there for Jesus to draw people […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly We live in an age where truth has been softened into preference. “My truth” and “your truth” sound generous, almost enlightened, but beneath the language is a deeper confusion: truth has been reduced to feeling. It has become negotiable, therapeutic, and adjustable. Yet even if none of us claims […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “TO REPENT IS NOT TO LOOK DOWNWARDS AT MY OWN SHORTCOMINGS, BUT UPWARDS AT GOD’S LOVE.IT IS NOT TO LOOK BACKWARDS WITH SELF-REPROACH, BUT FORWARD WITH TRUSTFULNESS.IT IS TO SEE NOT WHAT I HAVE FAILED TO BE, BUT WHAT BY THE GRACE OF CHRIST I MIGHT YET BECOME.” St. […]

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Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “This bread is bread before the words of the Sacrament, but when the words of Christ come to it, it is the Body of Christ…Before the words of Christ it is a cup full of wine and water. When the words of Christ become operative, the Blood which has […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “The lawless one…the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the manifestation of His presence” (2 Thess 2:8). This verse is full of loaded terms. The Word of God is potent here with a rich array of interrelated meanings. Three Greek words are especially […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Their sounds, their wiggles, and their questions are signs of life in every parish family.Do not worry if they get fussy or distracted. You are doing holy work by bringing them close to Jesus. During the “Ecce Agnus Dei,” the priest lifts the Host and says, “Behold the Lamb […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly What IS Anointing of the Sick? “By the sacred anointing of the sick and the prayer of the priests, the whole Church commends those who are ill to the suffering and glorified Lord, that he may raise them up and save them…” — Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1499

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Lust is more than a personal weakness or a private struggle—it is a direct assault on the sacredness of the human person, on marriage, on family, and ultimately, on the very image of God. Among the seven deadly sins, lust uniquely wounds not only the soul of the individual […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly You can find images of Mary throughout my day  – tiny figurines on my bookshelves, a TinySaint keychain on my bag, a fun sticker on my laptop or Stanley cup, and even Marian images in my phone camera roll that I stumbled upon and loved.  I’ve heard that many […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly There are many things that I wish I knew when I was younger. One of those is that a man’s primary core need is to be respected. Women desire to be respected too, but men equate love with respect. To them, to be respected is to be loved. I […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “It didn’t come with a manual.”I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard a guy say that about marriage and fatherhood.But it is true…and it is a hard truth.  The two most difficult “jobs” for a man—being a husband and a father—commence with little to no […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “It didn’t come with a manual.”I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard a guy say that about marriage and fatherhood.But it is true…and it is a hard truth.  The two most difficult “jobs” for a man—being a husband and a father—commence with little to no […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “For God, in His infinite mercy, is not content with effacing our sins and restoring us to His favor; He delivers us from the evils sin has brought upon us, and renews the interior man in his former strength and beauty. Thus He heals our wounds, breaks our bonds, […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Source of Life Your flesh dwells within me Your breath, my life now be My heart with one accord Receiveth Thy Holy Word Overabundant be Thy Grace In the Holy Eucharist I now face All contained within suffice To sustain me for this life And upon death’s calling The […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Happy is the soul that knows how to find Jesus in the Eucharist and the Eucharist in all things! St. Peter Julian Eymard

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Do you desire to have a lifelong Catholic marriage? In the twenty-first century, that is a tall order. How can we be sure if we are dating someone that if we marry we will be able to persevere? How important is that perseverance thing? For a Catholic—indeed for any […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly The Feast of Corpus Christi—or in English, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ. “Corpus Christi” is Latin for “the Body of Christ.” So really, this is the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. And what we’re talking about is […]