The Devotion of the First Fridays of the Month – Promise of a Heart Ablaze with Love
Who would turn down a lottery ticket with a guaranteed prize…? We would gladly submit to the toughest demands in order to obtain one. Well, here is the winning ticket offered to us by God himself!
The Mystery of the Holy Eucharist
All the faithful should be aware that to participate in the Eucharistic Sacrifice is their chief duty and supreme dignity, with such earnestness and concentration that they may be united as closely as possible with the High Priest.
Generous Cooperation with the Holy Spirit
St. Bernard rightly affirms: “Coming to her the Holy Spirit filled her with grace for herself; when the same Spirit pervaded her again, She became superabundant and redounding in grace for us also.”
The Sacrament of Confirmation – A Church of Soldiers!
“Gospel” and “combat”; “apostle” and “soldier”; “Christian” and “militant”… These concepts may sound antagonistic to many people. However, the strong bond between them is sealed by a great Sacrament of our Faith.
Paradigm of Motherhood
In Mary, Eve discovers the nature of the true dignity of woman, of feminine humanity. This discovery must continually reach the heart of every woman and shape her vocation and her life.
A Living Light
Sacred Scripture abounds with uplifting accounts of holy women, such as Hannah, the persevering mother of Samuel; Elizabeth, the faithful mother of John the Baptist; and especially the Virgin Mary, Mother of the Word made Man. In the examples mentioned, especially in Our Lady, holiness was inseparable from motherhood. By her unconditional yes to the […]
It Was Worthwhile to have Wept!
There is “a time to weep,” says Ecclesiastes, and there are tears for each time, we might add. Tears are part of human life after original sin, and sometimes they take on a supernatural character. How?
The Indestructible Chair
Peter’s confession of faith, inspired by the Father of Lights, makes the Church an unbreakable rock against which crash the arrogant waves of error. No man will be able to destroy it or even shake it, for it is Christ who founded it.
Lent: “Remember you are dust, and to dust you will return”
May the Lenten journey produce changes of attitude, so necessary in today’s world towards order and peace, not only in the family, but especially in society.
Regarding Subjectivism
The idea of truth today has been replaced by that of change, of progress, of consensus… each person “creates” the truth and establishes what is true and what is false, what is good and what is evil.
