From the apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus by Pope Pius XII Your body is holy and excelling in splendor In their homilies and sermons on this feast the holy fathers and great doctors spoke of the assumption of the Mother of God as something already familiar and accepted by the faithful. They gave it greater clarity … Continue reading
Did Jesus Exist? An Alternate Approach | Strange Notions
Did Jesus Exist? An Alternate Approach | Strange Notions.
Scruples and the Fear of Hell |Blogs | NCRegister.com
Hell is not a threat by God. It’s a diagnosis of the stakes for which we play and the consequences of being the sort of fallen creatures we are in the sort of universe this is with the sort of God who made it. When the doc says “If you persist in your behavior without change … Continue reading
Heart’s Desire
O, my Lord, I enthrone You In my heart. Bowing before You, I take refuge In Your Mercy. I clasp fast The hand of the Virgin, She, who bore my Savior, Now, holds my entreaties In her Immaculate Heart. In Mary’s bosom, The Fire of Your Love Refashions my heart’s desire, That it may reflect … Continue reading
Sunday Snippets–A Catholic Carnival
It’s time once again for Sunday Snippets. We are Catholic bloggers sharing weekly our best posts with one another. Join us to read and/or contribute. To participate, go to your blog and create a post titled Sunday Snippets–A Catholic Carnival. Make sure that the post links back to here, and leave a link to your snippets post on our host, RAnn’s, site, This, … Continue reading
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary after Holy Mass
O Maria Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary after Holy Mass O MARY, most holy Virgin and Mother, behold, I have received thy most beloved Son, Jesus Christ, whom thou concievedst in thy spotless womb, bore, nursed, and held with thy sweet embraces. Behold Him at whose sight thou willst rejoice and be filled with … Continue reading