Reverence for the name of Jesus is at least as old as the New Testament. In…
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Countering Modalism
While talking about Trinitarian theology in one of my classes, the professor shared that a concerning…
“Behold, a New and Wondrous Mystery”
Christmas is almost upon us, and with it, the most popular Mass of the year. Priests…
Advent of Advent
Christ’s awe-inspiring and apocalyptic depictions of His Second Coming which dot the beginning of our Advent…
Reclaiming Ember Days
Observance of Ember Days includes general fasting (one full meal and two partial meals per day…
Cornerstone: Origins of Monasticism: What About Us?
We all know who monks are—ascetics who have left the material world to delve into lives…
Martyrs, Confessors, and the Call to Sainthood
In his youth, when St. Maximilian Kolbe saw the Blessed Mother in a vision, she offered…
Thomas Asks: Laying Down the Law
Today, when many people think of “the law,” they see it as, at best, a necessary…
The (Church) Doctor Is In
Earlier in October, the Church celebrated the feast days of two notable saints—St. Therese of Lisieux…