Let Us Learn from the Teachings of St. Thomas
The effort of the human mind – Aquinas reminds us with his own life – is always illumined by prayer, by the light that comes from on high. Only those who live with God and with His mysteries can also understand what they say to us.
All or Nothing…
Faced with the captivating beauty of the Son of God and the extraordinary gift of being called to the Kingdom of Heaven, we must completely renounce whatever separates us from this end, and give all, or we will have given nothing.
Brief Biography of St. Thomas Aquinas – The Angelic Itinerary of a Man
The Dominican family has among its ranks a sun of incomparable grandeur. This star was to enrich the Church with the light of his teaching and, above all, with the ardour of his sanctity.
The Canticle of the Threefold Secret
With poetic flair and unsurpassable orthodoxy, St. Thomas Aquinas bequeathed to posterity, in a short antiphon, an explanation of the doctrine and ineffable mystery contained in the august Sacrament of Love.
St. Simon Stock – Isthmus between the Past and the Future
Illustrious member of the prophetic line headed by the prophet Elijah, he received the scapular of Carmel from Our Lady’s hands, inaugurating a period of glory for Marian devotion and for the Holy Church.
St. Thomas-the Great
Few historical personages have deserved the title the Great. Alexander received it for his military conquests and the expansion of the Macedonian Empire. Charlemagne, also called the father of Europe, was great because a new civilization was born of him and his Holy Roman-Germanic Empire. Others tried to so denominate themselves, like Napoleon Bonaparte, but […]
The Sign of Divine Love – Meaning of Suffering Today
To consider the corrective or punitive character of suffering is quite reasonable; however, how can we explain the trial that befalls the innocent?
Like a Blind Man by the Roadside – Cry for Mercy
Those who recognize the darkness of their blindness and understand that they lack eternal light, should cry from the depth of their hearts like the blind man of Jericho: “Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me!”
Jesus’ Heart Was Moved with Pity…
Over the course of history, many have sacrificed their lives for God, or perhaps for a loved one. But who would lay down their life for an enemy? Jesus precisely did this to save each one of us!
Reflections on the Sacred Heart of Jesus – “My child, give Me your heart”
An ardent furnace of charity, as needful as it is generous, the Sacred Heart of Jesus expects from every man and woman redeemed by Him a “yes” to His call.