What is marriage? Let’s find out the two institutions of marriage. The Natural and the Supernatural.
A Natural Institution:
Marriage is a practice common to all cultures in all ages. It is, therefore, a natural institution, something common to all mankind. At its most basic... Read More >>
Christ's humanity was not a mere fleshly shell that God rented and used for a temporary amount of time. God did not just come to live in flesh as a man, but the 'Word became flesh' (John 1:14). God incorporated human nature into His eternal being. In the incarnation humanity has been... Read More >>
The two natures of Jesus refers to the doctrine that the one person Jesus Christ had/has two natures, divine and human. In theology this is called the doctrine of the hypostatic union, from the Greek word hypostasis (which came to mean substantive reality). Early church figures such as Athanasius... Read More >>
The Feast of the Assumption celebrates the happy departure of Mary from this life and the assumption of her body into heaven. It is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin.
History
Although probably not unknown in the early Church, the earliest references to the Assumption of... Read More >>
The Transfiguration of Jesus is an episode in the New Testament narrative in which Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant upon a mountain. The Synoptic Gospels (Matthew 17:1–9, Mark 9:2-8, Luke 9:28–36) describe it, and 2 Peter 1:16–18 refers to it.
In these accounts, Jesus... Read More >>
This was, in fact, done at most of the elections during the ninth century, and in 898 the riots which ensued upon the death of Pope Stephen V led John IX to give ecclesiastical sanction to this system of imperial control. In a council held at Rome in that year he decreed that the election... Read More >>
After the Barbarian conquest of Italy, the Church's rights were less carefully observed. Basilius, the prefect of Odoacer, claimed the right of supervising the election of 483 in the name of his master, alleging that Pope Simplicius had himself requested him to do so (Hard., II, 977). The... Read More >>
The supreme headship of the Church as we have seen, annexed to the office of Roman bishop. The pope becomes chief pastor because he is Bishop of Rome: he does not become Bishop of Rome because he has been chosen to be head of the universal Church. Thus, an election to the papacy is, properly... Read More >>
The History of the Pope
According to Catholic tradition, Jesus founded the papacy in the first century, when he chose St. Peter, the leader of the apostles, to be his earthly representative. “Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my church,” he states in chapter 16 of... Read More >>
In Leviticus, chapter 9, we read that God commands Moses, as part of the old covenant, to ordain a specialized, professional priesthood to offer sacrifices for the people. Later, as part of “the new covenant in [his] blood” (Lk 22:20), Jesus establishes a new ordained priesthood for... Read More >>
Much of the language in Genesis’ opening chapters is figurative. Nevertheless, Catholic Church affirms that we find there a reference to a real event in time that took place at the very beginning of the human race-a tragedy unequaled in history, known as the fall (see 3:1-24). We know few... Read More >>
John Fisher was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1469. He was educated at Cambridge University and became a priest. Father John taught at Cambridge, too. He was a wonderful teacher and helped the students grow in their knowledge of the Catholic faith. But there was a lot of confusion about religion... Read More >>
WHAT IS FATHERS DAY?
Father's Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. Many countries celebrate it on the third Sunday of June, but it is also celebrated widely on other days. Father's Day was created to... Read More >>
Thomas More was born in Milk Street, London on February 7, 1478, son of Sir John More, a prominent judge. He was educated at St Anthony's School in London. As a youth he served as a page in the household of Archbishop Morton, who anticipated More would become a "marvellous man."1 More... Read More >>
The Divine Mercy is a devotion to the merciful love of God and the desire to let that love and mercy flow through one's own heart towards those in need of it.[3] The devotion is due to the apparitions of Jesus received by Saint Mary Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938), who is known as the Apostle of... Read More >>
Generosity to others stands out as one that best exemplifies Christ’s command to “love your neighbor as yourself (Mark 12:31). Yes, our prayers for others are extremely important and are very powerful intercessions to God, but “generosity to others” or alms-giving is... Read More >>
We need them in life’s early morning,
We need them again at it’s close;
We feel their warm clasp of true friendship,
We seek them when tasting life’s woes.
At the altar each day we behold them,
And the hands of a king on his throne
Are not equal to them in their... Read More >>
Keep them I pray Thee, dearest Lord,
Keep them for they are Thine –
Thy priests whose lives burn out before Thy consecrated shrine.
Keep them and comfort them in hours of loneliness and pain,
When all their life of sacrifice for souls seems but in vain.
Keep them, and O remember,... Read More >>
St Thomas More is perhaps best remembered as the great English statesman, humanist and scholar who refused to submit to Henry VIII and, as a consequence, suffered death on the scaffold rather than compromise his belief in the spiritual supremacy of the Pope. It was a unique act of commitment to the... Read More >>
When we pray, our words and petitions must be properly ordered. They must have quietness and modesty in them. Let us consider that we are standing in the sight of God, to whom our bodily attitude and tone of voice must be pleasing. For it is characteristic of brash fellow to shout vociferously, the... Read More >>
