An Angel Is a ‘Guardian of Holiness,’ Explains Bishop Varden
The Cistercian bishop reflected on angels as mediators of God’s providence and on St. Bernard of Clairvaux’s realism rooted in mercy during the Vatican’s Lenten spiritual exercises.
Results from Tag: 'holy name of jesus'
Pope Francis: ‘The Devil Always Takes Away Your Freedom’; ‘Call on Jesus’ When Facing Temptation
When facing a temptation, invoke the name of Jesus, the Holy Father advised on Jan. 28: ‘Jesus has the power to cast out the devil. Jesus frees us from the power of evil.’
Every Knee Shall Bend at the Holy Name of Jesus
‘Preaching and catechizing should be permeated with adoration and respect for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.’ (CCC 2145)
Today the Church Celebrates the Most Holy Name of Jesus
The beginnings of the veneration of the Most Holy Name of Jesus date back to the liturgical celebrations of the 14th century.
‘Jesus Becoming Jesus’: What’s in a Name?
BOOK PICK: Vol. 3 of ‘Jesus Becoming Jesus’ draws out the theological meaning and import of the Gospels and is true scriptural theology.
Growing in Devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus
COMMENTARY: To pray in Jesus’ name is to do more than finish our prayers by saying “through Christ our Lord.” It means to pray in communion with the person of Jesus, to turn to the Father together with the Son.
St. Joseph Speaks — Not Much, But Enough
COMMENTARY: What word could be more important than the Holy Name of Jesus?
Blessed Be the Name of Jesus
Here’s how to use ‘evangelistic jujitsu’ to joyfully counter irreverence toward the Holy Name of Jesus.
