We should constantly be striving to improve upon our prayer life. What air is to our lungs, so is prayer to our soul. It is essential; it is a matter of life and death! The forms of prayer are multiple. A simple way to understand the key forms of prayer is by means of a four-letter acronym: A. C. T.  S.

A—stands for Adoration, the highest form of prayer that we can offer to Almighty God. This is the prayer of the highest choir of angels in heaven.

C—stands for Contrition—meaning?  We are all sinners and we are called … Read more

If we want to look to the saints as models then we should raise our eyes, mind and heart to the greatest of all saints and that is, of course, GLORIOUS SAINT JOSEPH!

The Church celebrates liturgically Glorious Saint Joseph twice a year: March 19th and May 1st. In March he is celebrated under the title Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary. In May his title is Saint Joseph the Worker.

In this short essay we would like to focus on Glorious Saint Joseph as Patron of families and patron of fathers. As we all know, in the world in which … Read more

One of the most common and strenuous battles today is that against the ravenous wolf or devil that we call porn. We can safely say, with great sorrow and pain, that one of the most powerful and prevalent addictions today is that of porn. Because of the easy and all too prevalent availability and access to porn, more and more people—teens and even children—are viewing porn.
      This being the case, we must have some concrete strategy or game-plan to fight against this powerful enemy of the salvation of our immortal soul. The following are ten positive steps to win the … Read more

Every year God blesses us most abundantly with the Church and its Liturgical cycle in which we relive the life of Christ through both Word and Sacrament. A Season of prime importance every year is that of LENT. One of the primary purposes of Lent is to prepare us for Holy Week, which culminates in the celebration of Easter. The splendid and glorious Easter Vigil celebrates the pinnacle of our Christian-Catholic faith—the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Then Easter day is extended all the way to the Octave of Easter, the Sunday following Easter, which is the … Read more

“Rain, rain go away; come again another day!” A very well-known adage often expressed with a frown on the face, as the drapes are drawn and the rain pours down on your party. The difference between an optimist and a pessimist is the perspective or interpretation of reality. A pessimist views the glass as half-empty; whereas the optimist as half-full! However, the reality is the same! The pessimist is the one always expecting rain on the day of the picnic, even though there is not even one cloud in the sky!

In this short essay we would like to highlight … Read more