Direct Link: Amoris Laetitia by Pope Francis (PDF click here) Summaries: Summary from the Vatican Links to Helpful Commentaries: Cardinal Schönborn praises 'Amoris Laetitia' stance on gay marriage @ CNA Pope Francis's New Document on Marriage: 12 … [Read more...]
Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, had a rude awakening when in 1888 a French newspaper, printed his obituary. Thinking that Alfred had died, instead of his brother, the premature obituary was headed, ‘The Merchant of Death is Dead’ (Le marchand … [Read more...]
Click here for a chapter by chapter summary. The Sown Field: Patience & Rest “The Kingdom of Heaven is likened unto a man who has sown his field with good seed” (Mt 8:24). On a physical level, the farmer is just as patient and aware of life in … [Read more...]
Foreword In The Infancy Narratives, Pope Benedict XVI describes the book as a "small antechamber" to his earlier works on the life of Jesus. He underscores the dual stages of good exegesis: Historical Understanding: Unveiling the intentions of the … [Read more...]
SCRIPTURE Reference: Gratitude and Thanksgiving - by The Divine Armory - A Scriptural Catechism of the Catholic Faith. Old Testament: Rejoicing in the Lord must be your strength ~ Nehemiah 8 You will say in that day: I will … [Read more...]
Jesus Christ Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough troubles of its own (Matthew 6:24). Venerable Fulton J. Sheen All our anxieties relate to time. A human being is the only … [Read more...]
“Do not accept anything as truth that lacks love and do not accept anything as love that lacks truth. One without the other is a destructive lie.” ~ St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) "The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, … [Read more...]
The Prophecy of the Two Columns “Try to picture yourselves with me on the seashore, or, better still, on an outlying cliff with no other land in sight. The vast expanse of water is covered with a formidable array of ships in battle formation, prows … [Read more...]
Seeing some snow fall today, I thought about reposting some thoughts from Caryll Houselander. What do snowflakes and Advent have in common? "Every flake of snow is an inscape of the universe - an integral, whole, completed pattern - that it's very … [Read more...]
Ideas from Fr. Bruno Hagspiel, SVD & Lawrence Lovasik, The Hidden Power of Kindness JUST A LITTLE SMILE ON YOUR LIPS... Cheers your heart Keeps you in good humour Preserves peace in your soul Promotes your health Beautifies your … [Read more...]
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