Pointers of what to do & NOT to do . . . during eucharistic adoration, based on the meaning & purpose of prayer before the blessed sacrament....
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SEVEN BEAMS FROM A PENTECOST NOVENA. Pentecost, 1942. I. Who are You, sweet light that fills me And illumines the darkness of my heart? You guide me like a mother's hand, And if You let me go, I could not take Another step. You are the space That surrounds and contains my being. Without You...
The Holy Spirit, aka Holy Ghost, is the third person of the Trinity but is generally the least known and appreciated. In calling him the Paraclete or Advocate. Jesus hints at what the Spirit does and why he is so important....
Tertullian, one of the most important Christian writers of the late second and early third century, here explains why the Church's apostolic foundation is so important. The tradition of the apostles is our link to Christ and our guarantee of continuity and fidelity. This excerpt...
In John 14:6, Jesus says "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Is this not narrow and close-minded?...
This tribute to the Trinity as deep mystery captures the spirit of St. Catherine of Siena so well that the Roman Catholic Church reads it every year on April 29, St. Catherine's feast day....
Jesus is the Good Shepherd because he leads us to verdant pastures where the food is ample and of the best quality. He wants us to thrive, not survive, so that the world might be able to see where abundant life is to be...
This moving excerpt from the St. Anselm's Proslogion (Cap. 14, 16, 26) addresses God as the Supreme Mystery who dwells in inaccessible light, source of all wisdom and goodness. It is used in the Roman Office of Readings for the liturgical memorial (feast)of St. Anselm...
Many are aware that Catholics believe in "the real presence." In this video, Dr. Italy explains the various ways that Jesus Christ is truly and really present in the Church's liturgy, culminating in the Eucharist....