Thomism offers a valuable service to mankind by guiding the scientific discussions only in the direction of those theories that have a solid metaphysical foundation. In a 1996 address to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Pope John … [Read more...]
Articles
Freedom in Our Souls
November 11, 2013 by Dennis Phua
We cannot exercise freedom from inordinate attachments unless we have accepted the purifications which are necessary to be freed from our self-centered instincts. St. Augustine This is salvation: to live in the consolation of the Holy … [Read more...]
The Need for Liturgy Within Parish Catechetical Programs
November 11, 2013 by Brandon Harvey
Some pastors have experienced people who register in the parish, and go to Mass for a short period of time, but leave once they get what they want: their wedding at their dream church, parish assistance with tuition, renting parish … [Read more...]
The Divine Gift of “Shalom” in a Good Death
November 11, 2013 by Dr. Marc Tumeinski
The truth, reality, gift, and desire of shalom make up a thread running through all of Scripture, throughout our whole Christian faith life, through the Mass, and through all of the sacraments. As the sun was going down, a deep sleep … [Read more...]
Jesus Christ: Priest, Prophet, and King
October 25, 2013 by Father Philip-Michael F. Tangorra, STL
These three terms: priest, prophet, and king, have come to symbolize the threefold mission and office of Christ Jesus and his Church ... we do not merely imply that he holds these offices, but that he is sent to publicly manifest the powers … [Read more...]
To Jesus, Through Mary, in the Spirit of St. Joseph: The Wheat, the Rose, and the Lily
October 24, 2013 by Jayson M. Brunelle, MEd, CAGS
St. Louis de Montfort and St. Maximillian Kolbe . . . have consistently taught that the most appropriate response on our part to Mary's role as spiritual mother is filial entrustment, or “total consecration” to her. This perfect devotion of … [Read more...]
Imagination, Prayer, and the Spousal Gift
October 22, 2013 by Deacon James Keating
In and through Christ’s Spirit, St. Joseph stands ready to assist any priest in going to Mary, thus concretizing the priest’s own spousal identity. In this essay, I will explore the identity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in her powerful rol … [Read more...]
The Ethics of Water
October 22, 2013 by Christopher Meehan
Some 13 percent of the world’s population does not have access to improved water (about 910 million people). Water access efforts (USAID.GOV) For most Americans, few things are more easily taken for granted than the water tap. The abi … [Read more...]
The Power of the Religious Habit: A True Story
October 22, 2013 by John H. Ballentine
Sister Z herself says that her habit is a daily reminder of her vow to God. Since a religious habit is a sacramental, it is an outward sign disposing the wearer (and others who see it) to receive graces. St. Paul Visiting St. Peter in … [Read more...]
A Luminous Point for the New Evangelization
October 11, 2013 by Dr. Joseph R. Hollcraft
She is the singular star that draws us into the will of the Father by reminding us to “do whatever he tells you” (Jn 2:10). Star and Sure Guide At the close of his Apostolic Letter, Novo Millennio Ineunte (At the Beginning of the New Mi … [Read more...]
Lust – It’s Not Always About Sex
October 10, 2013 by Anonymous
Author’s name withheld by request. Sometimes it’s about a compulsion to dominate other people that originates in childhood rivalries and persists into adulthood as an unconscious trait. The good news is that a person can readily overcome … [Read more...]
Fasting and the Call to Holiness
October 10, 2013 by John B. Buescher
Our salvation depends wholly on God’s grace, of which we are completely undeserving. But through fasting, as well as through prayer and almsgiving, we can open up space for God’s grace to enter. The Second Vatican Council’s document, … [Read more...]
The Providence of God and the Cross of Christ
October 9, 2013 by Daniel M. Garland, Jr.
When one examines the mystery of divine providence, and its relation to the cross of Christ from the viewpoint of wisdom, which is knowledge of divine things, he sees God’s wonderful plan of redemption for his creatures. Crucifixion is t … [Read more...]
“La Petite Voie” of Thérése of Lisieux
October 6, 2013 by David Vincent Meconi
Here was one of the most brilliant popes the Church has ever seen declaring that little Thérése Martin was to be studied and analyzed alongside the great Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Robert Bellarmine! St. Therese of Lisieux: as a ch … [Read more...]
Gospel of John
October 6, 2013 by Edmund Miller
... what if God, who also wills to perfect his own mercy, made death itself a means by which we reach him? What if something crushed, something broken, became at the same time a path to life? The multiplication of loaves and fishes. … [Read more...]
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