Faith and Conversion
Pope Benedict has described this Year of Faith as “a summons to an authentic and renewed conversion to the Lord, the one Savior of the world.” As we journey through Lent during this Year of Faith, it...
View ArticleThe Faith of Saint Joseph
During this Year of Faith, Saint Joseph, the patron of the universal Church, is a wonderful model and intercessor for us. Like Abraham, Joseph was a righteous man, a just man, with a righteousness...
View ArticleTruly and Radically New
At Easter, we celebrate that something truly and radically new has happened in human history, something that changes the state of humanity and the world. Jesus is risen from the dead! The...
View ArticleMary Is Our Pillar of Faith
In the month of May, we honor the Blessed Virgin Mary in a special way. In this Year of Faith, it is good to look to her as a great model of faith for us. “Blessed is she who believed,” Elizabeth...
View ArticleFaith in the Holy Eucharist
At every Mass, after the words of consecration, the priest says or sings the words: The mystery of faith! The bread and wine have been substantially changed into the Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus....
View ArticleThe Gift of Liberty
At the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 8th, 1776, the Liberty Bell was rung, fulfilling the Biblical inscription engraved on its side: “Proclaim liberty throughout the...
View ArticleFaith of the Martyrs
The blood of the martyrs is the seed of Christians. These words come from the first centuries of Christianity. The death of the martyrs became the leaven of the Church in many areas of the world, not...
View ArticleFaith Lived in Love
In its essence, faith involves a discovery of God's love. It is God's love that saves and calls us to new life. Our faith is centered in God who is love, an eternal exchange of love as Father, Son,...
View ArticleFaith Lived in Hope
Christian hope is rooted in our faith in Christ. The virtue of hope is often represented in art as an anchor. This is because hope is the anchor of salvation that makes it possible for us to look...
View ArticleChrist Our King
Today, the Solemnity of Christ the King, marks the end of the special Year of Faith. How appropriate this is since, in the end, genuine Christian faith means putting Christ at the center of our...
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