Women who stay home do so from a natural and holy urge, but they are made constantly to feel as if they should be doing something of “actual value” out in the world. Obviously, to a Catholic with even the slightest formation knows the dignity of motherhood is above all other vocations. There is not a higher work.
Married men need to understand the definition of chastity too. From the Catechism, chastity is the successful integration of sexuality within a person. This is more than abstinence or avoiding impurity; it is love.
Official Act of Consecration to Mary Written by St. Maximilian Kolbe O Immaculata, Queen of Heaven and earth, refuge of sinners and our most loving Mother, God has willed to entrust the entire order of mercy to you. I, (name), a repentant sinner, cast myself at your feet humbly imploring you to take me with […]
Now that we’re into the holiday hustle and bustle, it’s a good time to step back and remember the blessings we have — starting with the most basic things we might overlook. Take clean water, for example. In your home you can go to any faucet, turn it on and, voilà, clean water! You can […]
“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” – Jesus Christ Regardless of your political persuasion, I believe many of us who watched the first of the U.S. presidential debates were shocked and dismayed. It was hardly the kind of engagement citizens of a country hope to see between two potential leaders. It was a brutal […]
“Be who you are, and be that well.” – St. Francis de Sales Have you ever admired someone? I mean to the degree that you want to be just like them. For years now, I’ve admired, even venerated, G.K. Chesterton—and I don’t mean just his writing, as brilliant as that is, but Chesterton as […]
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