This sentence reminds us that God is here: “He will be gracious to you when you cry out, as soon as he hears he will answer you.” Isaiah, chapter 30, verse 19b God answers us as soon as we cry. This …More
This sentence reminds us that God is here: “He will be gracious to you when you cry out, as soon as he hears he will answer you.” Isaiah, chapter 30, verse 19b God answers us as soon as we cry. This is the sign that he is close. When we have enough, when we stop wanting to do everything alone, when pride accepts the transition to simplicity, peace and joy, when we are saturated with being exploited with injustices, it’s no longer necessary to cry out to the Lord. We then cry for joy since we have turned away from our closures or the injustices we suffered. We turn to God. We shout for joy, because we understand the difference between the harm others are doing to us (or ourselves) and the pure, just, true, and righteous Love of God. We open ourselves again to grace, to the Love of God. Our heart becomes interested to being in his presence. We read in the Gospel: “Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing …More
“Daddy, what bead are we on?” is a question I am asked frequently by my two oldest sons during our nighttime rosary. It is a question that at first perturbed me, but the more …
Who Said It? Try our "Quotes from the Saints" QUIZ!
I’m one of those Catholics who is obsessed with Saint quotes. I have them scribbled on my planner, saved as the background on the my phone, and written …
Jesus Christ - the great High Priest (Heb 4:14) and High Priest forever (Heb 6:20) - "was a layman," Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, 81, former president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, said on 24 …More
He is the same one who, together with Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, transformed St. Peter's Basilica into a debate and conference room. In the place where …More
Ideological ideas that are "absolutely stupid" are overtaking the political system and leading to wars and oppression, Cardinal Gerhard Müller said in an interview at the "National Conservatism" …More
Ideological ideas that are "absolutely stupid" are overtaking the political system and leading to wars and oppression, Cardinal Gerhard Müller said in an interview at the "National Conservatism" conference in Brussels last week (full video below). Political ideologues dream of paradise on earth, and these ideologies have led to hell on earth, including the subjugation and murder of people, the cardinal said. He explained the truism that the state exists to serve the people, not the other way around: "We are not subservient to the state, we are not slaves to the state." The modern, democratic state develops "from free citizens". He criticised "dictators of language" who want to control what people say and what they eat. "We are being treated like children," Cardinal Müller said, "We must reject this desire for omnipotence of the ideological totalitarian system." He warned that the current parliaments [which, it turns out, do not run the countries] want to "change nature". His example were …More
"Without a ceasefire, the people continue to die. The ceasefire is not the solution, but it’s the first step ... It’s necessary especially in the north, where in Gaza City there are now between 400,000…More
"Without a ceasefire, the people continue to die. The ceasefire is not the solution, but it’s the first step ... It’s necessary especially in the north, where in Gaza City there are now between 400,000 people to 500,000 people. They need everything: water, food, medicine."
pillarcatholic.com
‘Our power is prayer’ — Gaza’s pastor on 6 months of war
But the Oct. 7 attack on Israel — in which Hamas fighters killed more than 1,000 people, including around 700 civilians — cut the Argentine priest …
1. After Holy Communion, the word of God is the most nourishing food of the soul. St. Augustine urges us to listen to the word of God with the same devotion with which we approach the Blessed Eucharist …More
1. After Holy Communion, the word of God is the most nourishing food of the soul. St. Augustine urges us to listen to the word of God with the same devotion with which we approach the Blessed Eucharist. It is the normal method God uses to communicate with our souls in order to instruct and enlighten them and to lead them along the path of virtue. It is true that God sometimes makes direct contact with us by means of good inspirations or extraordinary graces, but the ordinary way in which He calls us to eternal life is by His divine word, whether it is proclaimed by His ministers, read in Sacred Scripture, illustrated in the lives of the Saints or outlined by masters of the spiritual life. Most important of all is the living word of the lawful representatives of God. Jesus did not specifically command His Apostles to write, but to preach. “He who believes and is baptised,” He added, “shall be saved, but he who does not believe shall be condemned.” (Cf. Mark 16:16) Mary Magdalen was …More
I went to a NO Mass today. It seems before every NO homily there has to be a joke. Please, you do not need to tell a corny joke before you start your sermon. We aren’t looking to hear a joke!!! We …More
I went to a NO Mass today. It seems before every NO homily there has to be a joke. Please, you do not need to tell a corny joke before you start your sermon. We aren’t looking to hear a joke!!! We aren’t looking to be entertained by you. Teach! Be a Father!
Thank you Brother! Yes I will go to TLM when I’m able to. It is the most beautiful thing in the Mortal Realm! I pray for our Lord to restore the TLM …More
Thank you Brother! Yes I will go to TLM when I’m able to. It is the most beautiful thing in the Mortal Realm! I pray for our Lord to restore the TLM to all Parishes.
will arrive here. Just as US support of heroin, and later cocaine plantations, refineries, transport and distribution in other countries came to the US cia.gov/…cs/1971-07-14 FACTS SURFACES ON THE …More
Its posts ike this i viist this site for, so uplifting, reading about the sheperds who have failed us is demoralising where as after reading this it …More
Its posts ike this i viist this site for, so uplifting, reading about the sheperds who have failed us is demoralising where as after reading this it brings back to focus that God is in charge we just need to ask him for help and place our trust in hm.
Francis encouraged Mgr Óscar Zanchetta, the former Bishop of Orán, Argentina, now a convicted homosexual predator, to cover his financial tracks. Zanchetta was one of the first bishops Francis appointed …More
Francis encouraged Mgr Óscar Zanchetta, the former Bishop of Orán, Argentina, now a convicted homosexual predator, to cover his financial tracks. Zanchetta was one of the first bishops Francis appointed in Argentina. The allegations against him are contained in a document signed by senior clergy and officials of Zanchetta's former diocese, published by Damian Thompson (UnHerd.com, 27 April). The document states that Zanchetta had a duty to disclose the origin of funds used to build the diocesan seminary and work on the cathedral. The money allegedly came from sold properties, but Mgr Zanchetta didn't provide any supporting documents of the transactions. Instead, he claimed that "His Holiness" personally suggested to him not to make it appear anywhere so that the diocese would not be considered less needy. Thomson received a 500-page dossier on Zanchetta. It included "stomach-churning details of allegations of sexual exploitation of seminarians" that were never reported. After Zanchetta's …More
Ivan Tomas
