St. Augustine was born in 354 A.D. in a small town in what is now Algeria, North Africa. His father was a pagan, but his mother was a devout Christian believer, later canonized and known to the whole Catholic world as St. Monica.
We should remember to be grateful, particularly on the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter the Apostle on Feb. 22, for Christ's loving protection of His Church.
"Our Lady, I know that you are very gracious and cannot help loving us whom your Son and your God has loved with the greatest love. Who can tell how often you allay the ire of the Judge when the virtue of divine justice is about to strike?"
If the gospels show us God's mercy expressed in decisive acts for our salvation (such as the Incarnation, Cross, and Resurrection of His Son), the Apostolic letters in the New Testament are the praise and proclamation of that mercy, and an exhortation to practice it.
Fr. Chris Alar explains how some saint's bodies are incorrupt and some are not and why we have relics as well as how scientific explanations do not conflict with the faith.
Fr. Chris Alar explains the incorruptibles and why the bodies of these saints don't decay. Also, what are relics and why do we have them?
Join Fr. Chris Alar as he discusses Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of Life, the history and the tilma image.
We need such virtues because, as the Gospels say, "the kingdom of heaven suffers violence" as a result of evil in the world (Mt 11:12).
Dec. 7 is the feast day of St. Ambrose. He helped convert St. Augustine and encouraged St. Monica in her many years of prayer for her unrepentant son.
Did you know “The Rock” had a brother? And that he owes him a huge debt of gratitude?
