Gen. 50:10; Num. 20:29; Deut. 34:8 – here are some examples of ritual prayer and penitent mourning for the dead for specific periods of time. The Jewish understanding of these practices was that the prayers freed the souls from their painful state of purification, and expedited their jo...
The admirable collaboration between man’s free will and grace is the key to a Catholic understanding of salvation. Divine mercy is crucial, and God is always ready to forgive the sinner who repents and begs for forgiveness. It is the Christian’s ardent prayer that, as abominable as the ...
Living in a country where you can count the number of Roman Catholics with your fingers and toes, there is seldom a possibility to ask these types of questions directly, and I do not have any idea what the understanding is of an average Catholic on these doctrinal fine points, whether they...
The Catholic understanding of the Permissive Will of God versus his Divine or Intended Will helps us cope with and even embrace this seeming conundrum. Deacon Jeff Drzycimski, Sam Rodriguez, Tom Dorian February 16,2025 Fishers Of Men Everyone knows that it is our Christian duty to evangelize...
Understanding this can help us understand sin, and how to overcome it. John M. Grondelski • 10/7/2024 Share Listen to the audio version of this content “God did not make death.” This passage, from the Book of Wisdom, which assures us “God formed man to be imperishable,” can...
The Catholic sacrament of penance is based on the Gospel of John account of Jesus breathing on the Apostles and giving them the gift of the Holy Spirit, and thus the power to forgive sins in others. When a priest gives the sick or dying the sacrament of penance, he is similarly empowered...
Click to Download: The Choirs of Angels and Guardian Angels… Most of heard of Angels, but very few people have correct understanding of these servants of God and friends of mankind. Father O’Kennedy uses sacred scripture to provide a very complete catechism on both the different types of an...
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136. Perhaps the most important text for understanding the devotion of Therese to the heart of Christ is a letter that she wrote three months before her death to her friend Maurice Bellière. “When I see Mary Magdalene walking up before the many guests, washing with her tears the feet of...
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