Category: Faith & Life

– Enrico Finotti Would not the Catechumenate be fuller and more complete if it were extended to the entire liturgical year and not only restricted to Lent? The Catechumenate was born in an ecclesial context prior to the formation of…

– Rev José Mario O Mandía God revealed Himself to creatures with intelligence. This is why He expects us to use our intellect to understand the things that He has told us about Himself, including the mystery of the Blessed…

– Anastasios Today we talk of a companion of Sophronius of Jerusalem, John Moschus (550-619). He was a Byzantine monk who traveled with Sophronius extensively, and who died in Rome. His most important work is The Spiritual Meadow. It begins…

Saints Joachim and Anne are the parents of the Virgin Mary. There is no mention of them in the Bible or Gospels.  Below is a short excerpt from “Mystical City of God” by Ven. Mary of Agreda.  The Most High…

– Aurelio Porfiri We Catholics should be more aware of the great people who have honored our religion and continue to do so. Among these people is Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594), whose 425th death anniversary we commemorate. A composer…

– Anastasios Our Sophronius (560-638) was born in Damascus and entered the monastery of Saint Theodosius in Jerusalem. He traveled frequently in Asia and in Rome. He was consecrated Patriarch of Jerusalem. During his life one of his most fierce…

– Rev José Mario O Mandía It was Jesus Christ who introduced mankind to the Blessed Trinity. From the early years of Christianity, Christians held a firm belief in and devotion to the Three Persons in one God. There were…