Catholic Church

By Dr. Leroy Huizenga, Catholic World Report - In Advent and Christmas our thoughts turn, naturally, to the baby Jesus and his Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary. Most people think this time of year is about the miraculous birth of Our Lord, Jesus Christ. And so people put up manger scenes with shepherds, angels, animals, the Magi, and of course the Holy Family with little baby Jesus in the manger at the center.

By St. Francis de Sales, Catholic Exchange - It is not possible to pray without employing the imagination and the understanding. Yet it cannot be doubted that we should make use of them only for the sake of moving the will, and then no more. Some say that it is not necessary to use the imagination to represent to ourselves the sacred humanity of the Savior. Not, perhaps, for those who are already far advanced on the mountain of perfection. But for those of us who are still in the valleys ....

By Michael W. Chapman, CNSNews - Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, a licensed psychologist and exorcist for the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. ... Rossetti said, “A pornography addiction, like any serious sin, is an opening to the demonic. It is never a good thing to exploit people as sexual objects, which the porn industry does."... Rossetti continued, “A pornography addiction can destroy marriages. A porn addiction can distort a person’s sexuality." ...

By John Grondelski, EWTN News - As we continue to travel toward Christmas to Jesus through Mary... the Church takes us on a slight detour this week. On Dec. 8, we observe the holy day of obligation, the Immaculate Conception... the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception affirms that Mary, though conceived of human parents (traditionally named Joachim and Anna) was free of sin and attachment to sin from the first moment of her existence, her conception. ...