Rushing from one store to the next, shopping until you drop, buying to your heart’s content, bombardment from an endless cacophony of noises, eating and drinking and partying, and with this, the constant temptation to compare yourself to others so as to keep up with the Jones’—for a huge multitude of people, this portrays the season leading up to the most important birthday, Christmas—the birthday of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  

How easy it is for most of us to be drawn almost unaware into this impetuous and perilous vortex of preparing for Christmas!!! How easy it is … Read more

Our interior state can be compared to the weather changes that change, modify,  and vary constantly. One day, you awake and there is sunshine streaming through your window pane; the birds are singing joyful songs of praise; the fragrance of spring flowers penetrates and permeates wherever you go; the blue sky and gentle breeze lift your heart; still more: everybody seems to have a winning smile radiating from their countenance. Seems to be the portal of Heaven.

Then the following day presents to you, in marked contrast, a gray, drizzly morning; the sun totally hidden behind the clouds. The cold … Read more

Illustrious son of David, Light of the Patriarchs, Spouse of the Mother of God, Chaste Guardian of the Virgin, Foster-father of the Son of God, Watchful Defender of Christ, Head of the Holy Family— all of these and many other titles are attributed to Glorious Saint Joseph in just one of the many Litanies prayed in this great Saint’s honor.

Therefore, let us strive to get to know, make a sincere effort to love, and to cultivate within the depths of our hearts a limitless confidence in the greatest of all the saints—the Glorious Saint Joseph.

THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE: WHY THE … Read more

Good Shepherd; Bread of Life; Lamb of God; the Way, the Truth, and the Life; Light of the world; Alpha and Omega; Principle and Foundation; Christ, Son of the Living God; Redeemer and Savior; Faithful Friend; Son of the Father; Son of the Virgin Mary—all of these are Christological titles, titles that each reflect a single but glorious aspect of Jesus. He is Lord, God, and Savior and so ardently yearns to be our Best Friend in time and for eternity.

Therefore, we would like to offers some concrete steps that we can take starting right now towards building a … Read more

The great woman Doctor of the Church. Saint Catherine of Siena stated: “The two most important moments of our life are now and at the hour of our death. Amen.” Of course this reminds us of the prayer that the Blessed Mother loves so much—the Angelic Salutation commonly known as the Hail Mary.

Given that the moment we die is of the greatest importance for every living human person, and that our eternal destiny depends on how we die, how we finish our brief earthly sojourn, we must all make a sincere, calm, serene, but also sober and serious … Read more