What does St Bernard of Clairvaux imagine that Mary was thinking at the Annunciation? Find out as we relive this Advent Homily of his in three parts, continuing today with part two.
What’s the best way to grow in virtue? Find out as Father John Bartunek begins a two-part series on this very important question of the spiritual life.
How might one interpret Isaiah’s words to Ahaz “Ask for a sign” … and Ahaz’s response that he will not? Find out when St. Bernard of Clairvaux begins his explication of the prophecy that a virgin shall conceive, in another of his famous Advent homilies.
Is the liturgy a grace machine? Fr Angelo Geiger brings the words of Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) and Cardinal Robert Sarah to bear as he examines this question in part V of his Mystery and Magisterium Series and how the Blessed Virgin Mary is key to better appreciating the sacraments and the liturgy.
What does the universal call to holiness mean to the family as domestic Church? Liz Estler concludes her examination of the family as domestic Church in Part 4 of this four-part series.
What does it mean to be priest, prophet and king in the secular world as part of the family as the domestic Church? Liz Estler continues her examination of the family as domestic Church in Part 2 of this four-part series by looking specifically how parents function as priest within their domestic Church.
What are spiritualized capital sins? How do we find a balance in seeking God? Find out as Father John Bartunek concludes his look at this very important topic for those who seek the Lord.
Is it OK to buy and read tons of spiritual books? Can we ever get enough of a good thing? Learn how Fr. John Bartunek explains the concept of spiritual gluttony from his book on “Seeking First the Kingdom.”
Editor’s Note: In Part I, we examined the bearing our attitude might bring to bear on what keeps us from loving others the way Christ
What do books have to do with faith? (Part II of II) Editor’s Note: In part one, we looked at what literature is and the
