Very often we assume that we understand the mystery of death and resurrection. Sometimes, children pose some basic questions to us about death and resurrection
Answering the call of the Lord to give up everything and to follow Him is not an easy thing to do. The key is to
By Guest Writer Deacon Luke Iyengar In the Byzantine rite, we have a series of Sundays leading up to the official start of Lent. A
Scripture Reflection of Luke 2:22–40 (The Presentation of the Lord) Simeon took him into his arms and blessed God; and he said: ‘Now, Master,
St. Pope John Paul the Great once said, “Man can only find himself in a sincere gift of himself.” He is echoing Jesus’ connection between
My high school batch at St. Paul College of Pasig, a Catholic school for girls here in the Philippines run by the Sisters of St.
“Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: ‘Holy Father, keep those you have given me true to your name, so that they may be
Life seems to be speeding up. I especially noticed this acceleration during the past year when I moved to New Jersey from New York City,
The Augustine Institute Partners with Sent Evangelization to Introduce Catholics to the Gift of Door-to-Door Evangelization Seven-part course designed to reach souls within parish neighborhoods now available
Many years ago, I was running a faith-formation program for a group of middle school kids. We were working on learning about the Sacrament of
Do you know how the devil became the devil? God did not create him evil. Rather, according to Scripture, the devil was created as one of
In the late 1970s, a journalist named Lee Strobel was at a crossroads. He was born and raised an atheist, and his wife was one
We Catholics love our sacramentals. They are physical reminders of God’s presence and love for us, in His Word, His saints, and His Church. Sometimes,
Here are four statistics to boggle your mind: – The average teenage girl sends and receives an average of 4,000 texts
We have heroes, models, favorite actors, artistes and celebrities. Sports-lovers like to wear clothes and kits that have the autographs of their sport heroes. They
Catholic Talent Project Recruits Faithful, Young Catholics as Catalysts for the Renewal of Catholic Education Boston Catholic Schools’ initiative becomes a national model for forming
Once upon a time, there was a man who was thrown into prison for publishing a comment about a bad government. His name was Maximilian
Deuteronomy 7:9-14, Psalm 97, 2 Peter 1:16-19, Mark 9:2-10 The word “transfiguration” comes from Latin roots: trans– (“across”) and figura (“form, shape”). It thus signifies
In the readings for August 5, we saw two different stories of God providing for His people. In the book of Numbers, the Israelites are
Those of you who are parents know the great disaster you must endure when your children are three or four years old…and they try to
I used to be (and unfortunately, still am at times) a rather obnoxious Catholic. Fueled by my enthusiasm for Truth — and wanting affirmation of
