Why Are Liturgical Vestments Used?
The Church uses liturgical vestments to instruct and sanctify ministers through visible symbols—forming them in purity, fortitude, charity, and service—so they worthily celebrate the divine mysteries.
Intercession of the Saints – Heavenly Help for Catholics
According to St. Thomas Aquinas, the saints in Heaven truly intercede for us, and the greater their charity, the more fervently they pray for those still on earth.
Why Read the Bible?
According to St. Thomas Aquinas, we must read the Bible because it uniquely instructs us in divine truth, moves us to virtuous action, and delights us with its spiritual profit, acting as God’s map that guides the soul toward eternal life.
Can I Ask God to Remove my Suffering?
According to St. Thomas Aquinas and Christ’s own example, it is lawful to ask God to remove suffering, provided we do so with filial trust and full submission to His will.
Honoring Parents: a Sacred Duty
According to St. Thomas Aquinas, honoring parents is a matter of piety—a virtue flowing from justice—by which children repay the debt of existence, sustenance, and instruction, while never obeying commands contrary to God.
Called to Judge with Christ
According to St. Thomas Aquinas, the elect will judge with Christ not by usurping divine authority, but by consent, equivalence, and participation in His judicial dignity at the Last Judgement.
God’s Omnipotence: Justice or Mercy?
According to St. Thomas Aquinas, God’s omnipotence is revealed most fully in mercy, which perfects rather than contradicts divine justice.
When I get distracted, does my prayer lose its value?
Involuntary distractions do not make prayer lose its value, as St. Thomas Aquinas explains; only voluntary distractions reduce its fruit.
Crowning of the Pilgrim Statue, Key Biscayne, Florida- 1.18.2026
On Sunday, January 18, 2026, at the Parish of St. Agnes in Key Biscayne, Florida, the Heralds of the Gospel had a special crowning of the Pilgrim Statue.
It Can No Longer Be Hidden: He Is God!
Almost four centuries had passed and Christians did not dare to call Him God. Until, amidst struggles and persecution, the Cappadocian Fathers attested to the divinity of the Paraclete.