Source of True Life

Foto: Andreas F. Borchert (CC by sa 3.0)

In becoming incarnate, Our Lord brought us life in abundance, above all through the unfathomable gift of divine grace, which surpasses in value every manifestation of natural existence on earth.

“Be Reconciled with God!”

The prayer of the Pharisee – Lázaro Galdiano Museum, Madrid

Today’s Liturgy presents us with a decisive clash between the ambassadors of Christ and those of the devil, whose battleground is present-day society and each particular soul. Which side will we choose at the beginning of this Lent?

Warriors of Light

Foto: Reprodução

The account of the beginning of the Saviour’s public life, an explosion of divine light in the midst of a world sunk in darkness, imparts hope to Catholic hearts afflicted by the apparent dominion of evil in our days.

Ambassadors of Christ or of the World?

Doze Apóstolos Paróquia de Santa Brígida, Montreal (Canadá) Foto: François Boulay

He who in his preaching neglects to lead men to a fuller knowledge of God may be called an idle declaimer, but not a preacher of the Gospel. He may receive the applause of the uninstructed, but will not escape the stern judgement of Christ.

Fasting and Abstinence

Detalhe de “Santo Hugo no refeitório dos cartuxos”, por Francisco de Zurbarán Museu de Belas Artes, Sevilha (Espanha) Foto: Reprodução

The Church, commissioned by the Savior to lead men to Heaven, has wise rules for the fasting prescribed by Our Lord Jesus Christ. What are they? When asked why His followers did not fast as did those of John the Baptist and the Pharisees, Our Lord Jesus Christ said, “Can the wedding guests mourn as […]