Saint Therese’s spirituality is grounded firmly in the truth that God’s love comes before anything else in our lives. She understood that any relationship with God must begin from the acknowledgment of our complete dependence on him. Children are fairly helpless. From a newborn even up through the teenage years, children require so much from [...]
Christ has called us each in a particular way to labor in his vineyard here and now and witness to the truth of the gospel in our daily lives. To live that call—that vocation—our hearts must be open to the grace that Christ is offering to us in the circumstances of his providence. In two days, my [...]
As Christians, our remembrance does not chain us to dead memories, but has a vivifying quality that springs forth into the Christian life. November is a month for remembering. The dying leaves and dying light of this penultimate month invite our thoughts to turn to earlier, warmer days. As the air grows colder, we gather [...]
God’s perfect love casts out all fear when we hand ourselves over to him in hope. Why tremble? Why hesitate? When all that can be desired is offered by the one who is powerful to accomplish far more than all we ask or imagine. Change is scary. Between the unknowns we can foresee and those [...]
By his own testimony, Christ came that we might live fully (John 10:10). Anything less seems a waste. And I want to live. I want to really live. I don’t want to live for things that, ultimately, don’t fulfill. I want to live for those things that never fade (1 Cor 9:24-26). Living isn’t ultimately about accomplishments, experiences, [...]
By the grace of faith our intellect recognizes the truth of the words of Christ and affirms the dogma of the Real Presence. By faith we see that Truth himself speaks truly when he says, "This is my body... this is my blood." This past July was an interesting month for the Eucharist. Many thousands of [...]
Fr. Vincent McNabb possessed Christ’s special love for the poor and so spent his energy evangelizing, catechizing, and leading them to the remedy of the Gospel. He did this always with the joy of a man filled with the Holy Spirit. A Saint in Hyde Park: Memories of Father Vincent McNabb, O.P. by E. A. Siderman [...]
Here in the midst of Lent, let us learn from St. Patrick and take up our own crosses—especially those imposed upon us by circumstance—and follow the Good Shepherd. Let us draw near to Calvary, never shirking our burdens but always looking to Christ for aid. May we, through the intercession of St. Patrick, become true [...]