We live in the glow of baptism and the radiance of the Eucharist, yet the shadow of sin hovers near.

Fr. Scott Haynes “Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to...

The Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Romans, sets before us a stark and sobering contrast: two ways of life, two masters, and two ultimate destinies.

Our Lord’s words in Matthew 7:15–21 are neither gentle suggestion nor passing remark. They are thunder on the mountain: “Beware of false prophets.” 

In the Book of Exodus, God says to Moses: “Thou canst not see my face: for man shall not see me and live.”— Exodus 33:20 Here we are confronted with a great mystery: the face of God — the infinite majesty of the divine Being — is hidden from man.

Romans 6:3–11 is a spiritual roadmap. It teaches us that Christianity is not behavior modification, but death and resurrection. To be baptized is to die to the slavery of sin and be raised with Christ as a new creation.

May we be among those who follow Him closely, who hunger for His Word, and who feast on the Bread of Life. And may we become, in turn, bread broken for others—bearing His compassion to a starving world.

Learn the Biblical wisdom of avoiding gossip, slander, and backbiting. St. Monica explains.

There are words in Scripture that do not so much whisper as thunder. They summon us, like a trumpet sounding in the wilderness, to a higher life—the life of grace, the life of the Cross, the life patterned after the meek and suffering Lamb.

The magnitude of divine glory so far surpasses the darkness of this life that, in light of it, every sorrow is light, every injustice momentary, and every cross worth bearing.

At the heart of Catholic devotion lies the burning furnace of charity: the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Follow the Church Fathers in their study of Genesis 6:6.

Fr. Scott Haynes “He shall be great before the Lord: and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.”—Luke 1:15...

The words of Bl. Josepha Hendrina Stenmanns shine like a lamp in the sanctuary of our hearts: “Make a tabernacle in your heart where the Holy Triune God constantly dwells.”

The Ember Days of the Octave of Pentecost, specifically, hold a distinctive place, uniting the gifts of the Holy Spirit with supplication for fruitful ministry and worthy vocations.

Read this article to unpack the right understanding of what it means to turn the other cheek.

On the day of Christ's Ascension, Jesus sent the Apostles to the ends of the earth.

Fr. Scott Haynes The mystery of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ is one of majesty and paradox. Christ, having triumphed over death...

"For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass."

Let every man be swift to hear, but slow to speak and slow to anger.