All knowledge comes to use through the five senses. Imagine how important it is to hear, to see, to speak, to touch and to smell. Why we can hardly imagine life without these wondrous senses which give us so much … Continue reading →
“Education is bloody business” as John Donne said. Education in the salvation of our souls is the most precious education we can receive. Our Lord educates by the shedding of His Blood. The Church is a teacher of this sacrifice; … Continue reading →
Jesus Wept Many prayers are uttered by the lips of men and women but the “Prayer of Tears” is most efficacious. Our Lord wept over a city just as He wept at the tomb of Lazarus. He gives us the … Continue reading →
Do Not Compromise Why don’t you take the United Way money? Simple answer: they have compromised and begun to fund abortion. This was and is the way the Catholic must react when they are offered “polluted pennies”. We know that … Continue reading →
Reflection on the Sunday Gospel By nature Goodness diffuses itself while by nature evil destroys itself. It is a simple philosophical formula that is so important to live by in these days in which a battle rages. Our Lord makes … Continue reading →
The Most Precious Blood of Jesus. Within the formation of the human being within the womb of one’s mother, the heart begins the process of growth through the gift of blood. Blood is the carrier of life. Blood, also, carries … Continue reading →
Word and Work in the Womb What happened when the old dispensation (Elizabeth) met the new dispensation of grace (Mary)? The child within the womb of Elizabeth “leaped for joy.” Has it ever happened before this or after this that … Continue reading →
The Mystery is in the Details. Michaelangelo was working diligently upon the Sistine Chapel when one of the art critic cardinals commented on how much time it was taking on a ceiling that few could see. The artist’s reply is … Continue reading →
“Unless you eat my body and drink my blood you have no life in you.” Our Lord is not speaking of physical life (bios) nor is He referring to intellectual life (psychos) instead He is saying clearly that that soul … Continue reading →
Distinct but Inseparable And God created man in His Image and Likeness as the book of Genesis reveals. This revelation is the most important reflection a human being can have in order to understand a bit of the interior life … Continue reading →