of the human person from conception until natural death
Known in English as the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Lat. Sanctissimi Corporis et Sanguinis Domini Iesu Christi), this feast honors Jesus Christ, really, truly, and substantially present under the appearances of bread and wine. This Presence happens through the change that the Church calls transubstantiation (“change of…
11th Ordinary Week Ordinary vs. Proper in the Mass There are two different types of elements that constitute the Mass as whole: the Ordinary and the Proper. The Ordinary includes…
In an apparent contradiction to what Jesus had said earlier that He had made known to the disciples all that He had heard from the Father (Jn 15:15), at the outset of this weekend’s Gospel Jesus tells them, “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now.”
Assisted Suicide is Advancing Multiple states have repeatedly rejected of assisted suicide year after year. No new legalization has occurred since 2021, until now. Delaware legalized the practice when the…
The phrase “Women, behold your son! /Behold your mother!” refers to a moment in the Gospel of John (John 19:26-27) where Jesus, while on the Cross, entrusts his Mother, the ever-Virgin Mary, to the care of John the beloved disciple, and conversely, entrusts John to Mary. This act is often…
The liturgical revisions of the Second Vatican Council sought to reaffirm the close connection between the gift of the Spirit and the Lord’s resurrection and ascension. The Spirit and the accompanying seven-fold gifts are essential to understanding and living out the Paschal Mystery, which is the central mystery of salvation…
Though used three times as the Responsorial Psalm this week, most commentators believe Psalm 68 is connected with the coming of the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem (2 Samuel 6) – not only celebrating that event, but also the faithfulness of God to give Israel victory over her enemies, and…
In the first three chapters of his Letter to the Ephesians, Saint Paul explained that God had given the Church great spiritual riches so that she could lead the world into peace. Then, in that letter’s subsequent chapter, Paul declares that the first way that believers can show the world…
Nature and dignity 