In his concluding column on the theme of ‘Peace’, Fr Fausto Gomez OP reflects on the meaning of nonviolence and how it can present an ethical path to attain justice and peace.

In his concluding column on the theme of ‘Peace’, Fr Fausto Gomez OP reflects on the meaning of nonviolence and how it can present an ethical path to attain justice and peace.
This little family becomes the heart of humanity and had to be saved from the wrath of human kings, because the new-born boy is announced as the king of the universe.
The Greek Apologists addressed non-Christians and employed Greek philosophy to defend the Faith from accusations and show that Christianity is the one true religion.
Can we speak today of a “just war”? In the third column of the series on the theme of ‘Peace’, Fr Fausto Gomez OP questions the application of the Just War Theory in today’s times and calls for methods that will bring in peace.
We know that children learn more with the eyes than with the ears. The Christian life of the parents is the best way to give catechesis to the children.
As we get set to usher in celebrations of the Nativity of Our Lord, Fr Fausto Gomez OP shares with us a few stories and significant quotes that tells us the amazing and awesome grace of Christmas.
What preparations were running in heaven for the first Christmas! The opera of the preparation for the birth of the Lord is a story of extraordinary joy.
The idea of perfection can appear to be beyond us. Too often we can think, “I’m only human.” But as a human who is called by God, we are invited to work toward the obtainable goal of greater holiness. Though we will always fall short, we must strive to become as holy as we can, holding nothing back.
What are apocryphal writings? When we read the Gospels, we notice that they hardly give detailed descriptions of anything, not even the most important events in the life of our Lord. So, what some devout and imaginative Christians did was to try to supply more detail. They invented legends around the real stories in order to arouse piety. Besides these, we will also have a look at chronicles of martyrs.
Some people think that such an accomplished person, with such a busy agenda, will not have time for an intense spiritual life – to the point that this relationship with God can be classified as heroic. The Church’s conclusion is that just the opposite happened: it was because he worked so hard that he became a saint.