Fifth Sunday of Easter, and Augustine’s Tale of Two Cities

I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out heaven from God…and I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘See,...

The Beauty of Suffering

To suffer in love is the greatest of all joys. Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many...

The Arrow of Beauty: The Story of a Young Artist

Sitting in an Essay Writing class in my first year at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College, I heard these words of Joseph Razinger...

Massacres and the Evil One

How are we to respond to the recent massacres? The supermarket shooting just last week, and then the horrific killing of children as they...

Joseph, a Priest According to the Order of Melchizedek

Have you ever wondered about the identity of that mysterious figure in the book of Genesis named Melchizedek, the King of Salem who offers...

Ascension, Bishops and the Church

When was the Church founded? Many would say that it emerged from the opened side of Jesus on the cross, like a new Eve...

Seventh Sunday of Easter: Dwelling With Christ in a Depraved World

‘Father, may they be one in us, as you are in me and I am in you, so that the world may believe it...

The Visitation: The First Eucharistic Procession

ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI DURING THE PRAYER MEETING IN THE VATICAN GARDENS FOR THE CONCLUSION OF THE MARIAN MONTH OF MAYGrotto of Our Lady...

A Grace-Filled Pentecost! Come Holy Ghost!

‘If a man loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make...

Defending the Holy Trinity

The doctrine of the Trinity is the defining dogma of Christianity: “The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God, the communion...