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Corpus Christi—Jesus Christ Truly Present

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Jun 2, 2024 | Doctrine, Knowing, Liturgy & Sacraments, Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

“At Holy Mass, Catholics in a state of grace who believe in His Real Presence are invited to...

Confronted By Life’s Storms

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Jun 20, 2021 | Doctrine, Liturgy & Sacraments, Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

Life has a way of confronting us with many and varied challenges and trials, often when least...

Faith That Can Move Mountains

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Jun 13, 2021 | Doctrine, Liturgy & Sacraments, Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? It...

Jesus Christ Truly Present

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Jun 6, 2021 | Doctrine, Liturgy & Sacraments, Put Out Into the Deep | 0 |

The Altar of Sacrifice of the Old Covenant The passage from Exodus used for today’s first reading recounts the sealing of the Old Covenant mediated by Moses between God and Israel. The blood of the offering sprinkled upon the...

All Souls Day and Prayers for the Dead

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. | Nov 2, 2020 | Calendar & Seasons, Doctrine, Spotlight | 0 |

I’ll never forget that bleak January day when my father died. It was very hard to believe in the...

The Origin and Sacramental Nature of Marriage

by Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg | Jun 25, 2020 | Doctrine, Family, Spotlight, The Catholic Faith Explained | 0 |

Marriage is a principle and guiding theme throughout the Holy Scriptures. It is the symbol and...

We are Made for Truth, not Heresy

by Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg | Oct 10, 2019 | Doctrine, Spotlight, Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg | 0 |

“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry” (1...

Beauty of the Soul

by Carmelite Sisters | Sep 8, 2019 | Doctrine, Prolife, Spotlight | 0 |

“Let us go forth to see ourselves in Thy beauty.” Yes, a little tiny human embryo has an immortal...

Who do we say that the Eucharist is?

by Fr. Roger Landry | Sep 3, 2019 | Doctrine, Liturgy & Sacraments, Spotlight | 0 |

In Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked who people said he was, and his two polls showed that only one person said he believed Jesus was who he truly was, the Messiah and Son of God (Mt 16:13-20). This article originally appeared...