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Msgr. Stephen Rossetti reveals an interesting statistic about priesthood. He looked at all kinds of statistical data about priests with the question of what data would predict a good relationship with God. He concluded that the best predictor of a healthy relationship with God was whether or not a priest had good, healthy friendships with [...]
At the Last Supper, Christ gathered his disciples around him. He wanted to leave them something to remember Him by, something that would allow Him to remain with them, the best gift He could think of. So He took the bread that was there, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to His disciples saying, [...]
Prayer is nothing else but union with God. When one has a heart that is pure and united with God, he is given a kind of serenity and sweetness that makes him ecstatic, a light that surrounds him with marvelous brightness…. It is a happiness beyond understanding…. Through prayer we receive a foretaste of heaven…. [...]
Confession. Penance. Reconciliation. No matter what we call it, the idea of confessing our sins makes us very uncomfortable. This is the sacrament we love to hate. But the Church believes that all seven Sacraments were instituted by Jesus Christ in order to answer our spiritual needs. In other words, in this sacrament Jesus gives [...]
Sin. We hate it, but we are fascinated by it. Some people think that the Church’s rules about sin are arbitrary; they believe that we could vote and have 9 commandments instead of 10. Other people believe that the Thou Shalt Nots are good guidelines to what all the fun things are. But those who [...]
Pope Benedict XVI has been giving catechesis on the saints in his Wednesday audiences. Today, April 6, 2011, he mentioned a particular favorite of mine, the French Carmelite nun, Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face.
ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX
Dear brothers and sisters,
Today I would like to talk [...]
Twelve Lessons on the Catholic Faith – by Fr. Benjamin Sember
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