The issue of married priests recently came up in a conversation with a friend. He is a retired Marine Corps Colonel and a Catholic. He was surprised to hear that priestly celibacy is not, as is often stated, a medieval invention. I took advantage to point out to him that remaining chaste, … Read more
This miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is arguably the most studied representation of the Mother of God in the world. There are two things which make it particularly unique. Firstly, it is, so to speak, a self-portrait that was miraculously handcrafted, for the Aztec people, by Our Lady herself. Her … Read more
-95x150.jpg)
“What habits have changed? Which ones have caused the greatest scandals and arguments? “Sex magazines for men and pornographic movies and plays have grown in their numbers, becoming ever more daring and unrestrained… “Nowadays, radio programs are common where sex life is freely discussed with psychologists and doctors dispensing free telephone consultations … Read more
During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Our Lady of Good Success appeared in Quito, Ecuador to a Spanish nun whose little-known but extraordinary life has a direct connection with our days. The Pope’s “infallibility will be declared a dogma of Faith by the same Pope chosen to proclaim the dogma of the … Read more
Imagine being just five feet away from Our Lady! Wouldn’t it be great to be but five feet away from her? But, what about having Our Lord within us? If only we would think of this when we receive Holy Communion. As Sister Lucia recounts, when Our Lady appears, everything is white, … Read more