Category: The Christian Life

For the feast day of St Thomas Aquinas

Three quotations from the Angelic Doctor: “Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious. ” “Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures. ” “Sorrow can be alleviated by… Continue reading For the feast day of St Thomas Aquinas

How December 25 Became Christmas

Hint: it wasn’t an attempt to co-opt solar festivals: Christmas, the argument goes, is really a spin-off from these pagan solar festivals. According to this theory, early Christians deliberately chose these dates to encourage the spread of Christmas and Christianity throughout the Roman world: If Christmas looked like a pagan holiday, more pagans would be… Continue reading How December 25 Became Christmas

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THE KING

Crown him the Lord of love, Behold His hands and side, those Wounds, yet visible above, in beauty glorified. No angel in the sky can fully bear that sight, but downward bends his burning eye at mysteries so bright. “The World in His Hands” courtesy Micki at http://thewindowshowsitall.blogspot.com/

Happy Feast of St. Jude

Novena to St. Jude: Desperate Cases and Hopeless Situations Novena To St. Jude Most holy Apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church honors and invokes you universally, as the patron of difficult cases, of things almost despaired of, Pray for me, I am so helpless and alone. Intercede with God for… Continue reading Happy Feast of St. Jude

Blessed…

1 Seeing the crowds, he went onto the mountain. And when he was seated his disciples came to him. 2 Then he began to speak. This is what he taught them: 3 How blessed are the poor in spirit: the kingdom of Heaven is theirs. 4 Blessed are the gentle: they shall have the earth… Continue reading Blessed…