John Paul II's Apostolic Exhortation Familiaris Consortio dealt with many topics relating to the state of the family in the modern world. Here are a few salient excerpts on the issue of Communion for the Divorced and Remarried. [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']I[/dropcaps]n 1980, there was...
Caesarius of Arles' point of departure in this meditation on divine mercy is one of the beatitudes found in the Gospel of Matthew: "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy." He exhorts us to become "mercy's slaves" who receive divine mercy & give...
The Martyrdom of Polycarp is the earliest existing account of the capture and death of an early Christian Martyr after St. Stephen. It is an exceptional valuable document since Polycarp is one of the most eminent figures of the 2nd century Church. The letter...
Father Cantalamessa on Limbo and the Unbaptized Offers a Follow-up to Commentary in ZENIT [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']R[/dropcaps]OME, JAN. 24, 2006 (Zenit.org).- A commentary by Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, published Jan. 6 in ZENIT, prompted questions about the status of unbaptized children who die. The topic...
USCCB President Equates Deep Seated Homosexuality With Heterosexuality [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']I[/dropcaps]n multiple interviews the president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops said that "deep-seated homosexual tendencies" are equivalent to "deep-seated heterosexual" tendencies. Spokane Bishop William S. Skylstad made the remarks to the Washington...
The Threshold of Faith by Fr. John Cihak This article is a popular summary of the contribution to Christian apologetics made by the great French Catholic philosopher, Maurice Blondel, who lived at the turn of the 20th century. The author brings out the relevance of Blondel's thought...
Surprise Health Benefits of Bread [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']A[/dropcaps]s people have become more conscious of limiting their carbohydrate intake, bread has gotten an increasingly bad name. But several years ago, German researchers made a surprising discovery. They found that the process of baking bread produces...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps] Tertullian, On Baptism 7-8 (c. 200 AD) “Then having gone up from the bath we are anointed with a blessed anointing of ancient discipline, by which people were accustomed to be anointed for priesthood, by oil from a horn from which Aaron was anointed...
Gout Busters [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']B[/dropcaps]romelain, quercetin, and vitamin C eased pain and prevented flareups in gout sufferers during several studies. Gout--the sudden pain, often in the ankle, big toe, heel, or instep of the foot--is the result of a toxic build-up of uric...