A Prayer for Sacrifice
I want to share with you a prayer that I have found to be both very powerful and helpful in these moments of suffering.
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The Prayers I Pray Every Morning
I think a good start is to develop the habit of praying a morning offering first thing every morning.There are a lot of prayers that can be prayed as a morning offering, but these are the prayers I pray every morning
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The Immaculate Conception and Mary’s “Yes”
Catholics are obliged to attend Mass every December 8 on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. But, what is the Immaculate Conception?
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Devotion Must Be Practiced in Different Ways
On January 24, the Church celebrated the Memorial of St. Francis de Sales, one of my favorite saints and a doctor of the Church, who is arguably most known for his work Introduction to the Devout Life (a must-read spiritual classic if you haven’t read it!). With that said, below is an excerpt from this
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Examination of Conscience & the Beatitudes
A few months back I didn’t know what to do… In preparation for my monthly Confession, I sat down with the Ten Commandments for an examination of conscience. I started going line-by-line, reading the possible sins that I’d committed against God, slowly realizing that none of the sins on the list resonated with me. Yes, they were sins
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Praying to the Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary took on whatever role God had for her to play. This would have been much more difficult than we realize. She was betrothed…
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Should Catholics Study the Bible?
Catholics have the Mass, the Catechism and numerous writings of the saints. Therefore, how important is it for Catholics to know the Bible?
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The Lord Descends Into Hell
On Holy Saturday we commemorate the entombment of our Lord and reflect on his descent to the place of the dead. This is a day for us to pause, find silence, and mourn the death of our Lord. In the ancient Holy Saturday homily below, we are invited to reflect on the events of our Lord between his death on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday.
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The Power of Christ’s Blood
On Good Friday we commemorate the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is the day in which we fix our gaze on the cross and meditate on what we are worth to God. In the excerpt below, St. John Chrysostom draws us to meditate on the immense power of our Lord’s blood.
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Christ, the Mystery of Passover
Today, Holy Thursday, we commemorate the Last Supper of our Lord Jesus Christ. In his homily here, St. Melito of Sardis unveils the true meaning of the passover lamb in Christ.
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The Glory of the Cross of Christ
St. Augustine, in his sermon here, calls us to see the true glory of the cross of Christ; that in it we may not find shame, but hope.
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What is the Sacrament of Baptism?
You want to understand the Sacrament of Baptism? In this post, I share with you everything you need to know about this most important sacrament.
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