(Plain Text Version) (This article was originally published in March, 2021.) The three common practices for Lent, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, are all expressions of humility. When we are humble, we know our proper place in the world. We are still aware that there are good things about us, but we give up the ideaContinue reading “Lent, Part 3”
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Lent, Part 2
(Plain Text Version) Lent, Part 2: To Pray Is To Be Alive (This article was originally published in March, 2021) Pray, and You Will Get to Heaven! St. Alphonsus Liguori wrote a very simple saying which can be the guide for our entire life: “Those who pray are certainly saved; those who do notContinue reading “Lent, Part 2”
Lent, Part 1
(Plain Text Version) (This article was originally published in March, 2021.) As Christians, we celebrate the great events of God’s love for us. We celebrated God becoming man during the Christmas season. Next, we will take time to remember our great need for God. Our Lord Jesus became man so that He could suffer andContinue reading “Lent, Part 1”
Christ Suffered and Died, Part 1
(Plain Text Version) There is so much to learn about God’s great love for us! The Apostles’ Creed says that Jesus “…suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried…” Could God have said: “Don’t worry about it” after we disobeyed Him? If He did, there would no justice. Without justice, we would haveContinue reading “Christ Suffered and Died, Part 1”
Celebrations For January, 2022
(Plain Text Version) January 1: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. Today, we celebrate the Second Person of the Holy Trinity becoming “one of us.” His mother Mary is called the Mother of God because she is mother of the whole Christ, who is inseparably divine and human. January 2: The Epiphany of the Lord.Continue reading “Celebrations For January, 2022”
Have a Glorious Christmas!
(Plain Text Version) The Twofold Coming of Christ An adaptation of the writing of St. Cyril of Jerusalem, who lived around 360 AD: We do not preach only one coming of Christ, but a second as well, much more glorious than the first. At the first coming he was wrapped in swaddling clothes in aContinue reading “Have a Glorious Christmas!”
Celebrations For December, 2021
(Plain Text Version) December 6: St. Nicholas. Nicholas was a bishop who lived around the year 350 AD. During a time of confusion, he helped the faithful to believe in the Divinity of Christ. According to tradition, Nicholas dropped three bags of coins down the chimney of a poor family to ransom their daughters. TheContinue reading “Celebrations For December, 2021”
Advent: Waiting For the Savior
(Plain Text Version) Advent is the time to prepare for Christmas, which is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Advent began on Sunday, November 28, and will end on Christmas Eve. While we celebrate Christ’s first coming as an infant, we look forward to His second coming, when all things will be madeContinue reading “Advent: Waiting For the Savior”
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Part 3
(Plain Text Version) Mary Ever Virgin The Apostles’ Creed states that Jesus was “born of the Virgin Mary.” The early Church was united in the belief that Mary was a virgin, not only when Jesus was conceived, but for her entire life. Mary’s Bodily Assumption Into Heaven At the end of her life on earth,Continue reading “The Blessed Virgin Mary, Part 3”
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Part 2
(Plain Text Version) The Mother of God Since Jesus Christ is true God, Mary must be the Mother of God. These words may sound strange, but we need to remember that the Second Person of the Holy Trinity took on a full human nature. Suppose that someone has a Spanish father and a Japanese mother. Continue reading “The Blessed Virgin Mary, Part 2”
