Catechesis

Meek Love Bears All Things

St. Paul says: “Love bears all things” (panta stégei). Christian meekness means “more than simply putting up with evil… [or] holding one’s peace… It implies limiting judgment, checking the impulse to issue a firm and ruthless condemnation: Judge not and you will not be judged (Luke 6:37)” (Amoris Lætitia 112). For condemning others is the... Continue reading→

2024 Holy Days of Obligation and Solemnities

While some feast days and holidays don’t change their dates year to year, the Liturgical Calendar of the Catholic Church often rotates depending on the dates of other events. So, to help you keep track of the changes coming next year, we’ve compiled this list of Holy Days of Obligation, Liturgical Seasons, solemnities, and special... Continue reading→

Meek Toward the Human Body

Respecting human life means also respecting the body, temple of God’s gift of life and of the Holy Spirit. Meekness towards our body means giving it proper nutrition and care—as we would any gift from someone we loved and respected—and avoiding things that harm or incapacitate the body, even temporarily, such as recreational drugs or... Continue reading→

Meek Toward All Races

Racism has been polarizing our country unnecessarily because all lives matter to us as children of God! As the Catechism of the Catholic Church says so forcefully: Created in the image of the one God and equally endowed with rational souls, all men have the same nature and the same origin. Redeemed by the sacrifice... Continue reading→

Meekness for All Life

If God loves human life into existence, it “must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person” (CCC 2270). This is why “Direct abortion…willed either as an end or a means, is gravely... Continue reading→

How Do We Know the Soul is Immortal?

On The Patrick Madrid Show, Steve called in to ask Patrick about the immortality of the soul, the mortality of the body, and how Catholics can reconcile heaven and hell with an all-loving God. Steve, who is not a Catholic, has been listening to Patrick’s show for about three years, and he is fascinated with... Continue reading→

You Shall Not Kill

“Blessed are the meek… You shall not kill; and whoever kills shall be liable to judgment” (Matthew 5:5,21). Our Lord, who is meek and humble of heart, teaches us the way to “find rest for our souls” (Matthew 11:29). Meekness helps us avoid harming others by anger and verbal abuse, increasing peace here on this... Continue reading→

Blessed Are the Meek

The third Beatitude is Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth (Matthew 5:5). Faith in God gives us an inner strength and peace to remain faithful in life’s ups and downs even if others are against us: “If God is for us, who is against us?” (Romans 8:31). This is the faith... Continue reading→

In the Image and Likeness of God

Recently on The Patrick Madrid Show, a listener wrote into the show to ask about the process of consecration, as well as the meaning of the phrase “in the image and likeness of God”. Questions to be answered, please! Hopefully, you can help me out with these two questions: What happens on the altar during... Continue reading→

Jesus 101: The Existence of Christ and the Real Presence

Cale Clarke recently kicked off Jesus 101, his latest series on The Faith Explained, which takes a deep dive into the historical truth of Christ, the evidence that supports these truths, and how we have come to know the reality about Jesus Christ, the Son of God who became Man. Cale spent the first episode... Continue reading→

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