Mere intellectual reason is not enough to accept and believe in the truth revealed by God. The virtue of Faith is essentially required to accept the revelations. What is, then, the virtue of faith? The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains that faith is the adequate response to the revelations Read more…
St. Paul, in his Letter to the Ephesians, speaking about the blessings, we have received in Christ, states: “He has made known(revealed) to us in all wisdom and insight the mystery of his will, according to his purpose which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fulness Read more…
Last week I shared briefly the five ways of St. Thomas Aquinas to prove the existence of God. We must know that these arguments do not by themselves produce faith in God. They just show that having faith in the existence of God is reasonable. A Theist is the one Read more…
In the coming weeks I would like to share with the doctrines of our faith, which we recite in the Creed, in order that we may profess with better understanding. The first of the doctrines is our belief in the existence of God. St. Thomas Aquinas has written five volumes Read more…
Lenten season is the ideal time, when we can reflect on the Ten Commandments of God and look into our conscience to check how faithfully we are living our status as the child of God and if not, to amend our ways so as to make ourselves a worthy child Read more…
On Ash Wednesday begins the Lenten season for the Roman Catholics around the world. It lasts for 40 days before Easter, so that we may better appreciate the death and resurrection of Christ through repentance, prayer, fasting and self-denial. The Priest marks a cross on the forehead of each of Read more…
Every year we celebrate the feast of the Holy Family on the Sunday within the octave of Christmas. On this day, it is nice to think of the importance of relationship and the spirituality we are called to experience in the family. Our own family can become the sanctuary that Read more…
Advent is a time to prepare our hearts and minds for the celebration of Christmas. As a way of preparation, use of wreath and four candles is a tradition in the Catholic Church. It was originally adopted by the Christians in the Middle Ages as part of their spiritual preparation Read more…
All of us want to be happy without exception. The motive of every human action is to find happiness or at least to escape pain. Our desire for joy is driving us to search for it anywhere. Pope St. John Paul II, while addressing thousands of young people in Toronto Read more…
We know that this year has been rough, but still with all the chaos, we have so much to be thankful for. As you gather around the Thanksgiving table as a family, let your family take a moment to reflect upon what you are in a special way grateful for Read more…