GROW AS A DISCIPLE Writing to the Philippians while in prison, St. Paul feels complete peace about his fate. To stay on this earth means fruitful labor for him; to die means entering eternal life with God. Having lived apart from God in the past, he finds immense joy at being able to labor for…
Deacon Lawrence Toth (Second of a series) Last week’s article introduced all the teachings Pope Leo planned to give this year on the subject of the documents of Vatican II. The remaining articles in this series will focus on what he said specifically about Sacrosanctum Concilium (“SC”), the Council’s Constitution on the sacred liturgy. What…
Hello Families, Our new school year is approaching! Class starts on Wednesday, September 23rd, register Here. Children learn to trust God’s mercy and forgiveness when they experience forgiveness from those closest to them. We hope that we model God’s love and forgiveness within our family life. Today’s Gospel reminds us that forgiveness is measured by…
GROW It strikes me that the real issue in the Gospel is that the first man whose debt the king forgives fails to see that his fellow servant who owes him a smaller debt is just like himself. “Could anyone refuse mercy to another like himself, can he seek pardon for his own sins?” Sirach…
Deacon Lawrence Toth (First of a series) With Fr. Tom’s permission, I am putting together a series of articles over the next couple of months. These articles will look at some of the teachings given by Pope Leo XIV in his Wednesday audiences this year, focusing (after this introductory article) on what the pontiff has…
Most commonly, we understand the term “vindication” in a very legal, argumentative context. We say someone is “vindicated” when they are proven innocent, or when their good name is defended from an accusation. This isn’t so far from what vindication means in the sense of virtue, either. Vindication is related to the virtue of justice,…
The medal of the Immaculate Conception that has come to be called simply the “Miraculous Medal” dates back to an apparition of Mary to Saint Catherine Laboure, who was then a novice sister with the Daughters of Charity. On November 27, 1830, Our Lady appeared to her standing on a globe, with shafts of light…