If delving deeper into Scripture, as recommended by Pope Francis, is on your Lenten itinerary, theologian Scott Hahn’s new Bible study can aid your efforts. The free streaming 12-part series — “Holy ...
To achieve their goal of creating a holy people, the Pharisees had become quite aggressive. All the people must become holy, lest one desecrate the land and dispel God’s presence. The Pharisees couldn ...
“Nevertheless, in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God ...
“And men from the east and west, from north and south, will come to take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.” (Luke 13:29) One does not have to visit long with Father George Rutler to ...
The holiness of saints is reflected not only in how they overcame struggles but by their ability to transmit the joy that comes from being loved by God, Pope Francis said. The gift of sharing the love ...
When I got up this morning, the first three links to each of the two internet religion summaries I review regularly were to articles about scandals in the Catholic Church. I don't need to tell you ...
God’s attributes cannot be separated from his Being. God and his perfections are one. We may not think of love and righteousness as incidental aspects of God’s character; on the contrary, God is with ...
A word describing our culture today could be “casual.” We’ve traded our three-piece suits for skinny jeans (often with pre-made holes) and untucked shirts. We communicate substituting initials for ...
As I sat watching two men sit for an extended period in A Case for the Existence of God, I reflected on my own sedentary life. I spend so many hours a day slumped at a desk or on a couch, doing, what, ...
The height, depth and breadth of God’s love can never be fully described, nor can it be understood this side of eternity. The wideness of God’s mercy is beyond man’s comprehension. For this reason we ...