Pope Benedict XVI dedicated 5 Wednesday audiences to St. Augustine of Hippo in February of 2008 as part of an ongoing meditation on the lives of the saints of the Catholic Church that he began in 2006 with the saints of the New Testament. Pope … [Read more...]

STEPS — RAP (Read, Ask, Pray) 1. Read: Gaze at the Image I look gently at the image of the Prodigal Son. I slow my breathing. I take in each figure, each posture, each expression. I let the scene wash over me without rushing, trusting that the Holy … [Read more...]

Hail Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God by Scott Hahn, Image Books: Doubleday, New York, 2001. Chapter 1: My Type of Mother The best approach to Mariology is through Theology. We must first understand God in order to understand … [Read more...]

Joy to the World: How Christ's Coming Changed Everything (and Still Does), Scott Hahn, Image Publishing, New York, 2014. Chapter 1: A Light Goes On in Bethlehem The family is the key to understanding Christmas. The Christmas event is God inviting us … [Read more...]

The Purpose of Christmas by Rick Warren. Howard Books, 2008. "Regardless of your background, religion, problems, or circumstances, Christmas really is the best news you could get. Beneath all the visible sights and sounds of Christmas are some simple … [Read more...]

1: Study "We must study to be priest-victims. This will attract more vocations!" (40) "Only labourers, not idlers, are acceptable instruments. The priest must study to perfect his mind, not wearying the people with stale repetitions" (81). 2: … [Read more...]

What is Marian Consecration? "Marian consecration is all about a new way of life in Christ. The act of consecrating oneself to Jesus through Mary marks the beginning of a gloriously new day, a new dawn, a brand new morning in one's spiritual journey. … [Read more...]

The Dimensions of the Church: A Postconciliar Reflection by Cardinal Avery Dulle. Newman Press, Westminster, MD, 1967. Introduction Cardinal Dulles book is a postconciliar reflection on the sacramental ecclesiology of Vatican II, as highlighted … [Read more...]

Called to Communion: Understanding the Church Today by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Translated by Adrian Walker, Ignatius Press, 1996. Foreward "Today as always, the will to take action in regard to the Church must find the patience first to ask … [Read more...]

De Montfort, Louis-Marie G. The Secret of Mary: Unveiled to the Devout Soul. Translated by A. P. J. Cruikshank. London: Art and Book Company, 1909. "The secret of Mary" is that she is the most humble, most honorable, and most efficacious way to … [Read more...]