Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Till I come, attend to the public reading of script
Lorenzo was born in Manila of a Chinese father and a Filipino mother, both Christians. Thus he learned Chinese and Tagalog from them, and Spanish from the Dominicans wh
Praise the LORD. I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
On September 18, the Church celebrates the life of St. Joseph of Cupertino, a mystic who was perhaps most famous for his ability to fly.
God did not come to us in the way that we would expect. He was revealed in the flesh — in humanity — and vindicated in the Spirit.
Of mercy and judgment I will sing; to you, O LORD, I will sing praise.
On Sept. 17, the Catholic Church celebrates the Italian cardinal and theologian St. Robert Bellarmine. One of the great saints of the Jesuit order, St. Robert has also
Jesus is touched with compassion for the woman. He approaches the dead man lying on the open bier and orders him to rise up.
Saint Cornelius was elected Pope in 251 during the persecutions of the Emperor Decius. His first challenge, besides the ever present threat of the Roman authorities, wa
The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
All of us have this privilege of welcoming the Lordinto our lives each time we receive Communion! Yet it is often a casual event! We forget the moment the event is over
Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy steadfast love; according to thy abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
The feast of Our Lady of Sorrows commemorates the seven great sorrows which Mary lived in relation to Her Son, as they are recorded in the Gospels or through Tradition.
Mercy is another name for God. Pope Francis teaches us that it is at the very core of the gospel. If we are not merciful towards others, then we are not fully following
Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.
The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross celebrates two historical events: the discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena, the mother of the Emperor Constantine,
Many of the early Christians did not have a positive image of the cross. It was a cruel and humiliating form of execution, and there was a great deal of shame attached
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; thou holdest my lot
