Who Was the First One to See the Risen Christ? Our Lady of the Resurrection
COMMENTARY: Confirming the assertion of some of the Church’s saints.
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Divine Mercy and the Sacred Heart Share a Common Message
COMMENTARY: We are reminded by the two devotions of the Lord’s Heart and Mercy that we were made for greater things than sin and darkness.
Who Is Most on Jesus’ Heart as He Faces the Cross?
COMMENTARY: The mystical and moral tradition of the Church suggests to us that the heart of the Lord was fixated on one person.
Sacred Tradition Is Purifying and Humbling
COMMENTARY: Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture are the two major sources by which we receive God’s Revelation. By his words and deeds, God unveils himself to us.
The Holy Spirit Is Not a Mere Custodian — He Is the Lord and Giver of Life
COMMENTARY: The task of the Church — shepherds and faithful alike — is to let the Spirit groan within us as we cooperate with his grace, pursue our universal call to holiness, and seek to bring forth the kingdom of God.
Looking at the Mass Through the Eyes of Mary
BOOK PICK: ‘Mary and the Liturgical Year: A Pastoral Resource’ shows us how Mary points us to Jesus Christ and how Mary reminds us of who we are called to be as the People of God.
Ash Wednesday and St. Valentine’s Day: A Providential Confluence
COMMENTARY: As we go into the Lenten desert this year, inspired by saintly witness, we can more eagerly accept in our own hearts the call and demand of true love.
Everyone on Earth (Including You) Is Either in a State of Grace, or a State of Mortal Sin
COMMENTARY: The lines between a sinful act and a state of sin have been blurred. It’s time to clarify them.
‘Fiducia Supplicans’: A Pastor’s View
COMMENTARY: The pastoral concessions the Vatican’s latest document gives for the blessing of people in same-sex relationships and other irregular marriages is imprudent and does not reflect reality ‘on the ground.’
Sts. Peter and Paul, the True Romulus and Remus
COMMENTARY: Their shared date of martyrdom showed that the two apostles were born into eternal life on the same day and so are twins in eternity.
