According to a saying of the Fathers, Sacred Scripture is written principally in the Church’s heart rather than in documents and records, for the Church carries in her Tradition the living memorial of God’s Word, and it is the Holy Spirit who gives her the spiritual interpretation of the...
He said, “There is no power like that of prevailing prayer, of Abraham pleading for Sodom, Jacob wrestling in the stillness of the night, Moses standing in the breach, Hannah intoxicated with sorrow, David heartbroken with remorse and grief, Jesus in sweat of blood. Add to this list from...
However, this is only half the story. In baptism we were commissioned to be apostles, with the duty to bear witness to Christ and to be a constructive force in carrying His message to others. This means that we must be outstanding in our charity. We must be notable for the patience, k...
Before we go into the prayer points for 2022 proper, it is needful to stress some important points. I'm sure there are people who will need this. But if you believe this isn't for you, feel free to scroll down straight to the actualprayerpoints section of this article. 1 Peter 5:8...
All of the foregoing could be richly footnoted with points from Scripture, the Summa, Denziger, and the Church Fathers. Nonetheless these questions have been discussed in Jewish, Christian and Muslim writings from the medieval period onward. The 900s to 1200s saw some of the most fertile ...
Think about the points in the day when your family naturally comes together and consider taking a moment to pray at these times. For example, there are many great morning prayers that you could try after breakfast. If you already pray at meal times, consider changing how you do this. Be ...
I thought not of them, neither hath the sun almost set upon my displeasure; but I have been, as a dove, free from superfluity of mischievousness. Thy creatures have been my books, but thy Scriptures much more. I have sought thee in the courts, fields, and gardens; but I have found...
Nevertheless, in the first few centuries, when literacy was not common and the canonical books of the Christian Scriptures hadn’t been codified until the late 4th century, it is easy to see how he could have been confused with Judas. How does this connect to alcoholics? In one way, I...
scriptures for some chapters of the Apocrypha, especially of the book of Tobit. Other changes were: 1. The addition of one more black letter Saint's Day, viz.: Enurchus (by error for Evurtius) on the 7th of September. This was a small but a very extraordinary and an inexplicable ...
The corners of both books are bent down, exclamation points and asterisks dance in the margins. When I finished each book, I promptly started over at the beginning again. Fleury and Doyle’s poems sound truth in me like a struck gong. They take me into still places, new insights, and ...