Some Characteristics of God’s Love
Sophia Institute Press
January 26, 2022
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The Love of God Is Justice! How could God be good if He loved the bad equally with the good? The essence of love is
Live Today Well with Saint Francis de Sales
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January 19, 2022
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The mental activity described here is a shortened version of what St. Francis de Sales says of the morning exercise in his Introduction to the Devout Life. While
The Catholic Mass
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January 12, 2022
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The Mass Is Adoration The Latin term adoratio originally meant a gesture of reverence made toward a worthy person or object, before whom one would
Everyday Meditations: Hope in God the Creator
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January 5, 2022
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God has created all things for good, all things for their greatest good, everything for its own good. What is the good of one is
St. Thérèse’s Eucharistic Poem
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December 22, 2021
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One of the most beloved and powerful of modern saints, St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face, is a wonderfully attractive
The Silent Knight
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December 15, 2021
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Medieval writers did not diminish the importance of Joseph’s active life even as they praised his meditative nature. St. Bernard highlighted the humility of this
His Name Will Be Emmanuel: God With Us
Sophia Institute Press
December 8, 2021
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His name will be Emmanuel: God with us (cf. Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:23). If we understand the significance of this name Emmanuel, we will find it includes the
Advent Prepares Us for the Light of Christ
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December 1, 2021
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The events that come to mind when we say “Christmas,” “Easter,” and “Pentecost” are so tremendous that their commemoration cannot be celebrated in a single
Our Lady of Fatima Guides Our Advent Prayers
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November 24, 2021
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My impression is that the Rosary is of the greatest value not only according to the words of Our Lady of Fatima, but according to
The Necessity of Prayer
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November 17, 2021
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Prayer Is a Means Necessary to Salvation One of the errors of Pelagianism was the assertion that prayer is not necessary for salvation. Pelagius, the
