Pope Leo XIV: God’s mercy is the path to reconciliation and lasting peace
Pope Leo XIV is encouraging Christians to respond to conflict not with blame or retaliation, but with repentance and trust in God’s mercy. In a letter sent to Bishop Maurizio Malvestiti of Lodi, Italy, for the 27th Columbanus Day celebration, the Pope reflected on the witness of Saint Columbanus and the importance of his spiritual...Continue reading→
The Holy Father’s Summer Schedule Highlights the Universal Mission of the Church
Rome correspondent Ashley Noronha joined The Mark Swartzberg Show to offer listeners an inside look at Pope Leo XIV’s ministry and the enduring role of the papacy in the life of the Church. Reflecting on years spent covering papal audiences in St. Peter’s Square, Ashley explained that Catholics from every corner of the world gather...Continue reading→
Sinful Disobedience (Part 2)
This is the continuation of a previous article. Read Part 1 here: Sin: Rejecting Love and True Happiness (Part 1) Sin does this with God. It disobeys by not listening to God, aversio a Deo et conversio ad creaturas – a turning toward creatures that turns away from God (St. Thomas Aquinas). We approach God...Continue reading→
The Holy Father Reflects on the Lasting Witness of Saints Peter and Paul
On the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Pope Leo XIV reflected on the lives of the Church’s two great Apostles, highlighting how their distinct personalities and backgrounds reveal the unity that the Holy Spirit creates within the Church. Speaking before the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope noted that the feast celebrates the...Continue reading→
The Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
With the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul we honor the pillars of the Roman Catholic Church. According to Scripture and Tradition, they came to Rome, the center of the empire, and were martyred there around the year 66. We read in the Acts of the Apostles (25: 1-12) that Paul, being a citizen of...Continue reading→
Sin: Rejecting Love and True Happiness (Part 1)
Christian morality consists in striving for love and happiness in a relationship with God in Jesus Christ. The relationship is a grace from God that naturally strengthens his family as we develop good relationships with all our siblings: everything we do to others we do to God, who loves each as his children (see Matthew...Continue reading→
Pope Leo XIV: The Eucharist Calls the Church to Unity
During this week’s General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his catechetical series on the Second Vatican Council by reflecting on the Eucharist as the source of Christian unity. Speaking from St. Peter’s Square, the Holy Father reminded pilgrims that Holy Communion is not simply a personal act of devotion. It is the means by which...Continue reading→
The Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
St. John the Baptist was a “miracle baby.” His mother St. Elizabeth, a relative of the Blessed Virgin Mary, “conceived a son in her old age” though she had been “called barren” (Luke: 1: 36). The reason she conceived was because, as the Archangel Gabriel told Mary, “Nothing will be impossible for God” (Luke 1:...Continue reading→
Rejecting Sin and Finding Happiness
What is sin? Is it an honest mistake? Is it failing? Is it the state of being imperfect? Sin, in its simplest terms, is a turning away from God. Everything was created in order and with purpose, and we are ordered towards God. So, when we turn away from God, we are rejecting the...Continue reading→
Christ’s Merciful Humanity
Merciful beatitude is found in Jesus Christ, and one of the best ways to build up that relationship with him and live an upright life is to contemplate his Sacred Humanity. From this contemplation we learn how to act in a morally upright manner, while falling in love with God-man who “loved us to the...Continue reading→
The Holy Father Urges the Church to Unite in the Protection of Children
Pope Leo XIV has reaffirmed the Church’s commitment to protecting children and vulnerable people, describing safeguarding as a responsibility shared by every member of the Church. Speaking before his Wednesday General Audience, the Holy Father met with representatives of the Centro de Investigación y Formación de Protección al Menor, a Latin American organization dedicated to...Continue reading→
5 Ways to Find Happiness in Your Faith
When we talk about the “spiritual life”, “social life”, or “family life”, it’s just another way of saying the “spiritual component of life”, or the “familial component of life”. In reality, all of those “lives” are all parts of one unified life. They should all function in tandem with one another because no part of...Continue reading→
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