I am absolutely positively sure the greeting "Merry Christmas!" did not originate from the insight I have found within it. Nonetheless, it is worth meditating on the meaning embedded in those two words.
May the love of Christ abound evermore in our hearts this Christmas, so much so, that it spurs us to proclaim to everyone, God's presence in our midst!
Tonight, a group of 13 women from the Church of St. Paul celebrated their Consecration Day!
The answer? It depends! This is certainly not a question marathon. If so, we would have replaced the prayer marathon with a question marathon.
There's a great quote by Erma Brombeck: "When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I have not a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me.'"
Footnotes are not the favorite pastime of students. Believe me, a professor in the university classroom! But the footnotes of 33 Days are pure gold!
In our busy and hectic lives, there is a question that is bound to come up; what if I miss a day doing my novena? Here's a great answer...
No matter the Bible study, somehow, someway, someone will eventually throw out those dreaded purgatory questions: "Who believes in purgatory?" "What is the teaching regarding it?" "What is it like?" "How do you get out?" "When did it come into existence?" "What are some Scriptural references to it?" And, above all, "What exactly is it?"
The Catholic Church teaching on the communion of saints expands the scope of God's family from those who are on earth to those who are in heaven and purgatory.
