A Mission of Hope The virtue of hope is often forgotten, especially when placed next to the other theological virtues of faith and love, but hope is necessary for the life of the Christian. Hope is the virtue of confidence in the promises of God, especially the promise of our…

A Reflection on the Advent Fast Saturday at sunset we enter into Advent, and the beginning of a new liturgical year. For many, unfortunately, Advent is missed in the bustle of the “Christmas” season, yet, on the other end Advent is embraced as a mini-Lent, and people offer the same…

The Importance of Relics One of the weird traditions of the Church is the tradition of relics, pieces of the bones of saints or their earthly possessions. To many it seems very creepy, and I’ll admit, sometimes it is a bit disturbing, yet, it is also a very important tradition…

The Secular Holiday Season Now that Halloween is passed we enter into the holiday season, and as always many religious begin to question if they can celebrate the secular holidays, especially the “secularized Christmas.” To answer this quickly, my opinion is, yes, celebrate the secular holidays, even the secular versions…

The Importance of Hallowtide This weekend we are reminded that every single one of us will die. We will all be returned to the earth and enter into a deep sleep. For many, this memento mori is a source of anxiety and fear and in turn, causes us to sin…

Embrace the Mystery of Providence God’s ways are not our ways, and they are beyond all capability of knowing. The only way that we know God is by what He is not and by His own revelation of Himself. This goes for Who God is and the actions He takes…

The Necessity of Love and Overlooking Faults Today we seem to be consumed by wrath and hatred. Anyone that disagrees with us or injures us is an enemy, an enemy that must be silenced or removed. This could be personal, societal, or global. …

The Importance of Praying for the Dead One of the most hopeful doctrines of Christianity is the doctrine of Purgatory as it is the place where we can assume people go after their death. We are not naive enough to assume that we go into paradise, the blissful state of…

Lucifer’s Corrupted Truth Yes, I am a Catholic that watches Netflix’s Lucifer. I personally do not understand why when it was released there was a part of the Catholic internet that so vehemently opposed it. Truthfully, we need to relax. The show is a pretty normal crime/detective show with a…