Catholic Church

By Msgr. Charles Pope - St. Thomas Aquinas answered the question in the following way: Christ willed to suffer while yet young, for three reasons. First of all, to commend the more His love by giving up His life for us when He was in His most perfect state of life. Secondly, because it was not becoming for Him to show any decay of nature nor to be subject to disease …. Thirdly, that by dying and rising at an early age Christ might exhibit beforehand in His own person the future condition of those who rise again. ...

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews - Catholic Archbishop Joseph Naumann spoke out again this week against President Joe Biden receiving communion unless he repents of his radical pro-abortion actions... Naumann, who chairs the USCCB's pro-life committee, told The Atlantic that Biden cannot claim to be a “devout Catholic” while supporting policies that destroy innocent unborn babies’ lives... “Obviously, (Biden) doesn’t believe what we believe about the sacredness of human life, or he wouldn’t be taking the actions that he is,” ...

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God…. In him was life, and the life was the light of men.... The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.... And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. [cf. Jn 1: 1-16]

By Philip Kosloski, Aleteia - There are many rich and beautiful prayers from Ireland that can boost your spiritual life... Christians in Ireland have developed a beautiful collection of prayers that many find spiritually uplifting... The original authors of the prayers are not always known, as the texts are ancient and were passed on over many generations... Here is a short list of 7 beautiful prayers that you should check out, even if you are not Irish!