Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus: How Family Makes Saints
Thousands of pilgrims attended Saint Peter's Square in Rome on Sunday, October 18, 2015, to witness the canonization of Marie-Azelie and Louis Martin, the parents of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus. Canonization of the Holy Spouses During the homily in the serenity of the solemn Eucharistic celebration, the Holy ...
What the Three Archangels Do for You
In divine providence, there are layers of excellent spiritual resources. Those resources are in the interest of God's precious creatures, the chief of whom are you and me (humans). Within divine providence–that act through which God sustains creation–grace and opportune blessings are abundant. One of those blessings is the role ...
Answer to Unhealthy Rivalry
A beautiful Cultural Dance display at Bamenda, Cameroon, West Africa. Copyright Maurice Emelu Grace to you!Meditations on God's Word in Scripture are powerful food for spiritual nourishment. Sometimes, I read a Bible story, and I wonder if there is anything concerning us that Scripture has not dealt with, explicitly or ...
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Any feast of the Blessed Mother Mary fills my heart with joy, so is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Holy tenderness of the Mother of God spurs in my heart a prayerful contemplation of the function of grace in the life of any person who ...
Saint Dominic and Effective Communication
Many Catholics complain about boring homilies at their parishes. In their survey report published in the April 30, 2012 edition of America magazine, William Byron and Charles Zech, demonstrated that the complains are widespread in the United States. A number of solutions have been offered. They include getting priests more trained in ...
Some Thoughts on the Price of Greatness
What is the cost of greatness? Two friends were recruited for the USA Marine Corps. Like any other elite military corps, the Marines pride themselves as the most rigorous, the toughest to graduate, and rightly so. Twelve weeks of intensive training culminating in theCrucible, equip candidates for the tough job. ...
Saint Mary Magdalene: Pure Love
Mary Magdalene is one of the most mischaracterized figures in biblical history. Among the false claims was that she was a public prostitute. The impression grew around the 6th century. Unfortunately, there is no clear biblical evidence to justify this claim. The Church has since rejected it also. Luke 8:2 and ...
The Cuckoo Spiritual Meaning, Covid-19 and the Weed: Be watchful
The biblical parable of the wheat and the weed has rich meaning on spiritual vigilance. Another analogy that can relate is the cuckoo, what I suggests is the cuckoo spiritual meaning. The Parable There are numerous lessons in the biblical parable of the wheat and the weed (Mt 13:24-43). One ...
ON THE HIKING TRAILS
It was a sunny and beautiful day. Blue skies. Gentle breeze, plus chants of the birds and insects combined to provide a soothing feeling of an eco-paradise. Rays of the sun cast upon the rocks through the pinewoods created amazing nature silhouettes. Hiking down Mount Pinos from a peak of ...
Generosity Meets Generosity
The biblical town of Joppa was a seaport area. It was the only seaport where people rested en route to Egypt and Mount Carmel before the 19th century. It was technically the seaport for Jerusalem, the main port of the coast whose name today is Jaffa. The city bustling with ...