A Reflection from “The Church in the Storms” by Fr. Joel Guibert St. Therese and Surrendering to God The following words of Thérèse, in a message to Father Bellière, very well sum up what we understand by the surrendering of oneself to God: “I follow the way He is tracing out for me. I try
A Reflection from “The Church in the Storms” by Roberto de Mattei Christianity and the Roman Empire We live in an age of crisis in every sense: economic crisis, political crisis, and above all spiritual and moral crisis. 22 These latter crises are what here interest us most; they touch our lives, because we are
A Reflection from “One Lord, One Faith, One Church” by Jesse Romero and Paul Zucarelli The Church as the Living Bride of Christ Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we
A Reflection from “Flee From Heresy” by Bishop Athanasius Schneider “Rejoice, O Virgin Mary, for thou alone have destroyed all heresies in the whole world. Thou believed the word of the Archangel Gabriel. A virgin still, thou brought forth the God-man; thou bore a Child, O Virgin, and remained a Virgin still. Mother of God, intercede for
A Reflection from “A Wager on Death” by Vittorio Messori There is another ancient dialogue, equally forgotten if not mocked by the sociotheologians, and equally extraordinary for those who hunger and thirst for life. “Why did God create us?” “He created us,” one responded, “to know Him, to love Him and to serve Him and
A Reflection from “The Power of Reparation” by Raoul Plus People are too prompt to think that, in order to consecrate themselves to a life of reparation, they must necessarily live in a cloister, practicing silence and the most severe austerities of Christian penance. This is a mistake. Reparation is not so much the observance
A Reflection from “The Logic That God Exists” by Robert Trussell “We are bound by man’s innate dignity to seek the truth, and once we find it, to adhere to it and live it. Man is drawn to the truth by his own nature, by his own freedom. God won’t force it on us. Man
A Reflection from “Cultural Meltdown” by Bill Donohue Divided We Fall: Patriotism Matters Many of the public policies that have created serious social problems are the result of good intentions gone awry. But some are the result of policies that were never directed toward achieving the common good: they are the result of decisions aimed
A Reflection from “After Christendom” by Michael Warren Davis Who is the man who desires life, who loves to behold good days? Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. —Psalm 33:12–14 It is only with the heart that one can
Imagine the thrill and wonder in the hearts of children as they witness the divine power of Jesus — in the astonished leper, his rags falling to the ground as he touches his smooth face; in the deaf man turning his head toward birdsong; in the bent, crippled woman unfurling to full stature, rejoicing! Through
