Dr. Italy
In this brief video by Sherwood Fellows the key themes of Lent are explored - th...
In this 8 minute video, Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Ph.D. (Dr. Italy) shares so...
The parable of the foolish virgins who let the oil in their lamps run out recalls the recurring nightmare that so many experience, of being caught tot...
A reflection on the Solemnity of All Souls, touching on the mystery of death and the afterlife including heaven, hell, and purgatory, and the validity...
St. Martin de Porres lessons from his life: excerpts from the homily given by Pope John XXIII on the occasion of his canonization....
Jesus says to deny self, pick up the cross and follow him. But he also says to love your neighbor as yourself. Is self-love always wrong?...
In this 14 minute podcast, Matt Swaim of the Sonrise Morning Show interviews Dr. Italy about St. Thomas More and his relevance for us today, in the struggles we face to maintain our integrity with courage in an increasingly hostile secular society. In the Roman liturgical...
The term "the New Evangelization" is repeated often in Catholic circles. But what precisely does this phrase refer to and what's "new" about this particular form of the preaching of the gospel?...
All the baptized share in a very real way in the priesthood of Jesus Christ. Yet the baptismal priesthood of the laity in no way means that ordained priests don't also have an essential and irreplaceable role....
In this beautiful prayer, read by the Church each year on June 9, the feast of St. Ephrem, we see the sacraments as a reflection of the light of the resurrection, an experience of the divine beauty which brings us delight....
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...
Praying this Pentecost Novena for nine days prior to Pentecost is a wonderful way to prepare for the feast and a new coming of the Holy Spirit in your life on Pentecost Sunday. Keep in mind that the very concept of the Novena comes from...
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....