Answering the particular call of God is essential. Giving all of yourself and allowing yourself to be perfected in charity is what our response to this call entails.

Answering the particular call of God is essential. Giving all of yourself and allowing yourself to be perfected in charity is what our response to this call entails.
Each of us need to find our vocation, filling that innermost desire to make a difference in the world, answering God’s call wholeheartedly. We must not allow ourselves to be distracted by the pitfalls and lures of the world that might derail our journey to finding our vocation.
When we become followers of Christ, we are naturally called to serve our brethren without any self-interest. A disciple of Christ gives completely and generously; he emulates the compassion of God without expecting recompense.
While the Old Testament has several models of prayer, we find the Blessed Virgin Mary among the first models of prayer in the New Testament. She teaches us important lessons. Let’s have a look…
An age-old evil of subjugating humans is still very much prevalent in our world today. Fr. Emmanuel Parvez bravely fights on for his poverty-stricken parishioners who find themselves in the vice grip of slavery through debt.
(The Body and Blood of Christ call us to be reflections of Christ in being “broken bread” to our family, community, and the world. We must die unto ourselves in order to follow Christ and receive His salvation.)
Without the Body and Blood of Christ there is no life, there is no salvation. It is only through His Body that Christ is truly and completely present to us. The Eucharist is, plainly speaking, the essence of our faith.
Using the Psalms, we would be praying as Jesus would have, we would be praying with the entire Church. There are no better prayers that encompass the entire human experience, enabling us to pray with the thoughts of God.
In our attempt to live as faithful Catholics, we must but encounter this question of who Christ is to us. If we have not an answer, then we have not even begun our journey toward His promises. We are only authentic Christians when we acknowledge that Christ, the God-Man, alone suffices and makes us whole.
Celebrating 75 years of O Clarim mandates the celebration of those that have built up the publication and made it what it is today. José Miguel Encarnação, editor of the Portuguese edition, is one such person who has transformed O Clarim into an engaging, relevant platform, carrying forth the mission of the Church.