Storge (pronounced stor-JAY) is a Greek word used in Christianity to indicate family love, the bond between mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, sisters and brothers. The…
"God, thank you for the nourishment you provide when there is no food available ..." On Ash Wednesday, March 6, 2019, I started a process ...
HOW TO BECOME THE SPIRITUAL CHILDREN OF PADRE PIO A WONDERFUL ASSIGNMENT Becoming a spiritual son of Padre Pio has always been a dream of every devoted soul who ...
Question: What does the Bible say about being and staying single (celibate)? What are the advantages of not getting married? Answer: The Bible in general, along with Jesus ...
Roman Catholicism is, of course, the dominant religion in Italy and the Holy See is located in the center of the country. The Italian constitution guarantees the ...
Easter Sunday, the calendar proclaimed on my kitchen wall. So they made the children's baskets with their neon-colored eggs and ...
When you're not married but want to be, it's very easy to get bitter. Christians hear sermons about how obedience brings blessings and you wonder ...
In death, the division between hope and fear is unbridgeable. Each of the waiting dead knows what will happen to them at the time of the Final Judgment. ...
Prayer spaces help Catholic families at this time. With countless people deprived of attending Mass in churches or simply doing ...
Christianity is based on Jesus' resurrection from the dead - a historical fact that cannot be refuted. All religions are practically the ...
What did Jesus say to Teresa Neuman, the stigmatized German who lived only from the Eucharist “Dear daughter, I want to teach you to receive my Blessing with fervor.…
It is better not to have excuses to be bored. " This was always my parents' warning at the beginning of each summer as we had books, board games, ...
Thousands of thoughts cross our minds every day. Some are not particularly charitable or righteous, but are they sinners? Whenever we recite "I confess to ...
Dear sister, I worry a lot. I care for myself and my family. People sometimes tell me that I worry too much. I can not…
Two young saints who died during the 1918 flu epidemic are among the ideal intercessors for us as we fight the coronavirus today. There is…
Q. I have seen people hanging rosaries above the rear view mirrors of their cars and some of them wear them around their necks. Is it okay to do it? TO.…
What can we do differently or better now that we know the Fathers? What can we learn from them? Here are some things that I have learned and that I am looking for ...
I am your redeemer peace be with you; dear child come to Me, I am your Redeemer, your Peace; I lived on ...
Q. I have heard that Catholics break the First Commandment because we worship the saints. I know it's not true but I don't know how to explain it. ...
Among Catholics, May is best known as the "Month of Mary", a specific month of the year when special devotions are celebrated in honor of ...
April 29 is the memorial of Santa Caterina da Siena. She is a saint, a mystic and a doctor of the Church, as well as a patroness of Italy ...
The Roman Catholic Church based in the Vatican and led by the Pope, is the largest of all branches of Christianity, with about 1,3 ...
A sect is a religious group that is a subset of a religion or denomination. Cults generally share the same beliefs as religion ...
We will stand up whenever human life is threatened ... We will stand up whenever the sanctity of life is attacked before the ...
Also include expressions of love for Jesus along with your requests and needs. Jesus replied, "The truth is that you want to be with me because I have you ...
“Receive the Holy Spirit,” the risen Lord said to his apostles. “If you forgive someone's sins, they are forgiven. If you keep the sins of ...
Many Christians are intimidated by the idea of sharing their faith. Jesus never wanted the Great Commission to be an impossible burden. God wanted ...
It is the role of the Holy Spirit to revive in us the grace we need to know Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and ...
Jesus to Saint Faustina: I want to instruct you on the way to save souls with prayer and sacrifice ». - With prayer and with ...
Ven. Nano Nagle secretly taught Irish children when criminal laws prohibited Catholics from receiving an education. During the XNUMXth century, England ...
In the long-awaited exhortation on love and family, Pope Francis opened the doors to the granting of Communion to the divorced and remarried, who are currently excluded ...
Again, don't worry. Either way, you will get the promise and indulgence, the forgiveness of sins and the remission of all punishment. Father Alar ...
Who smiles like that at the moment of death? Sister Cecilia, witnessed her love for Christ in the face of lung cancer Sister Cecilia, ...
At the intersection of philosophy and theology there is a question: why does man exist? Various philosophers and theologians have tried to address this question on the basis of their own ...
Divine Mercy Sunday is the perfect day to start listening to what Jesus himself tells us. As a person, as a country, as a world, ...
God's holiness is one of his attributes which bears monumental consequences for every person on earth. In ancient Hebrew, the word translated as "holy" ...
There are four wonderful gifts that God has given us to live a good moral life and achieve holiness. These gifts will help us in ...
“Receive the Holy Spirit,” the risen Lord said to his apostles. “If you forgive someone's sins, they are forgiven. If you keep the sins of ...
How, then, can we live with the idea of death? Be careful! Otherwise you will be destined to live forever in your tears. Alone of course. ...
In general, Pietism is a movement within Christianity that emphasizes personal devotion, holiness and authentic spiritual experience over simple adherence to ...
Human conscience is a glorious gift from God! It is our secret core within us, a sacred sanctuary where our being most ...
With the rising cost of funeral expenses today, many people are choosing cremation instead of burial. However, it is not unusual for Christians to have concerns ...
So what's a moral choice? Perhaps this is an overly philosophical question, but it is important with very real and practical implications. Understanding the qualities ...
I have only visited Auschwitz once. Not a place I would like to go back to anytime soon. Although that visit was many years ago, Auschwitz is ...
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher, first built in the XNUMXth century AD, is one of the holiest sites in Christianity, revered as the ...
Now let's turn our eyes to the sky! But to do this we must also turn our gaze to the reality of Hell and Purgatory. All these realities there ...
Living a life immersed in the Beatitudes requires a life lived in true freedom. Furthermore, living the Beatitudes leads to that true freedom. It's sort of ...
As Christians grow into spiritual maturity, we are hungry for an intimate relationship with God and Jesus, but at the same time, we feel confused about ...
If Jesus promises these things, then I'm okay with it. When I first heard about the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, I thought it was ...
In 2010, L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican City newspaper, published some excerpts from Light of the World, an interview of ...