Encountering the Word — Psalm 23:4
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4) Please share on social media. Print this...
Read MorePosted by ICL Editor | Jun 25, 2017 | Verse |
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4) Please share on social media. Print this...
Read MorePosted by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. | Jun 24, 2017 | Sundays |
Today, Saturday, June 24, 2017 is the Solemnity of the Birthday of St. John the Baptist. On December 25 we celebrate the big one—the birthday of Jesus, the Word of God made flesh. The Church actually does not celebrate the...
Read MorePosted by Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg | Jun 24, 2017 | In the Spotlight, Prayer / Spiritual Life |
As a small child, Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, 1647-1690, preferred prayer and contemplation over childish play, owing perhaps to the extraordinary virtue of her parents. However, she had heavy burdens from her earliest years....
Read MorePosted by ICL Editor | Jun 24, 2017 | Quote |
“Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die.” (G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy) Please share on social media. Print this...
Read MorePosted by ICL Editor | Jun 24, 2017 | Verse |
“As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way; the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight—’” (Mark 1:2-3)...
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