Previously, it was discussed that God refuses our prayers if we ask amiss, as St. James explains in his Epistle (4:3). God will not grant us
In His Last Supper Discourse, Our Lord spoke to His Apostles the following: “Amen, amen, I say to you: If you ask the Father any
Saint Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal (1271-1336) Elizabeth (or Isabel) was born in 1271 to Peter III, King of Aragon, Spain, and Constantia, daughter of Manfred,
Be strong in the face of temptations Temptations are common to all human beings. You are no exception to this rule. Therefore, keep your eyes
THE OUR FATHER or the Lord’s prayer has great value—above all because of its Author Who is neither a man nor an angel but the
Humility is not a sickly virtue, timid and feeble, as some imagine; on the contrary, it is strong, magnanimous, generous, and constant, because it is
There was a time in the Church’s history, and not too long ago at that, when the frequent or daily reception of Holy Communion was
God made us. How little we understand these words. Many have never heard a worthy explanation of them. Who made us is one of the
The darkness of which the soul here speaks relates, as I have said, to the desires and powers of sense, interior and spiritual, all of
Faith is necessary for eternal salvation. Faith is like the root of the tree, without which it cannot exist; it is the first step on
Stillness reigned around the Cross. Jesus hung upon it alone; forsaken by all—disciples, followers, friends, His Mother even was removed from His side; not one
Our Trials are Never Greater Than Our Strength to Bear Them Do not let ourselves be troubled when we are sometimes beset by adversity, for
The Agony in the Garden Jesus speaks: I had three things in My death. First, Faith, when I bent My knees and prayed, knowing that
THE FIRST VISION When Juan Diego, a fifty-five-year-old Indian who lived five miles north of Mexico City, was hurrying on Tepeyac Hill to attend Mass
Meditation: Prepare thy heart for this thy Spouse, that he may…dwell in thee. The kingdom of God is within you – LUKE XVII. 21, saith
How becoming it was that each of the Three Divine Persons should preserve Mary from Original Sin Great indeed was the injury entailed on Adam
Meeting Sheen: Recovery and Reconciliation In her June 1953 public testimony, Bella Dodd informed counselor Robert Kunzig and the congressmen on his committee, “I only
St. Nicholas, the patron Saint of Russia, was born toward the end of the third century. His uncle, the Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, ordained
“When John had heard in prison the words of Christ, sending two of his disciples he said to him: Art thou he that is to
“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation, for when he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life.” -James 1:12 “The Lord your
“Blessed are the meek for they shall possess the land.” -Matthew 5:4 Our Lord offers us in His Divine Person a model of all the
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