"The Virgin Mary, in her docile humility, became the handmaid of divine Love: she accepted the Father's will and conceived the Son by the power of the Holy Spirit. In her the Almighty built a temple worthy of Him and made her the model and image of the Church, mystery...

"So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews." - John 19:40  Brothers, A recent two-year old study conducted by a team of Italian researchers (Dr Liberato de Caro), found that the...

"Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two...

"And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying, "Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.” 1 Kings 18:26-27 Brothers, Elijah's comic relief, in what was a very serious...

"None of the proponents of this reject God outright, but they treat revelation as secondary, or at least, on equal footing with experiences and modern science. This is how practical atheism works: it does not deny God, but functions as if God is not central." Cardinal...

"What does it profit a man to be an expert theologian, if he is a shameless fornicator; or to be wholly temperate, but an impious blasphemer? The knowledge of doctrines is a precious possession." St Cyril of Jerusalem Brothers, "In the name of the Father, the Son, and...

"Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the Church" - Ephesians 5:25 Brothers, The Scriptures are so filled with nuptial references, one might argue that the whole story of salvation is but one great love story, the story between Christ and His Church. Consider...

"...and all things shall be accomplished which were written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man. For he shall be delivered to the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and scourged, and spit upon: And after they have scourged him, they will put him to death; and on the...

"Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well." Mt 6:33 In a recent communication sent by the Halton Catholic School Board, the concept of equity was asserted as being " consistent with Catholic social teaching" alongside...

"The perfect prayer is not one in which we tell God what we wish from Him, but rather one in which we ask God what He wishes from us." Venerable Fulton Sheen Brothers, In times of trial or confusion, someone will inevitably come along and casually dismiss the whole...