Catholic Church

By Fr. Justin Braun, Catholic East Texas - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI once said, “One who has hope lives differently.” If you think about it, he’s exactly right. Whether your hope is in something or someone in this world or has its proper meaning as a theological virtue, your life is lived differently. Sometimes this looks like whimsical optimism, a smile despite the rain and clouds ....

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - An apocryphal quote about the Titanic reads, “God himself cannot sink this ship.” A more intriguing statement is similar without the blasphemy. Jesus guarantees that the gates of hell shall not prevail against the Catholic Church (cf. Mt. 16:19). The Devil himself cannot sink the Church. Is the hope reasonable?

By Msgr. Charles Pope - On the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, it is a chance for us to rejoice in the great mercy of our divine Lord and our blessed Lady. I am drawn to mediate on the miraculous quality of our Lady’s eyes on the tilma... As many of you know, recent discoveries using modern magnification and ophthalmological equipment have shown the seemingly miraculous reflection of as many as a dozen persons in her eyes.

By John-Henry Westen, LifeSiteNews - Did you know that Satan’s number one weapon to drag people out of heaven is around destroying marriage?.. I kid you not... In fact, it’s a quote from the message that Sister Lucia received from our Lord and then communicated to Cardinal Carlo Caffarra, which he made public... From her letter: “The decisive battle between our Lord and the reign of Satan will be over marriage and the family.”