Pray without ceasing, that all of them may be one

The above title comes from 1 Thessalonians 5:17, the theme for this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and John 17:21, commonly used for Christian unity.
The following is a reflection by guest blogger Regina on her experiences at the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Regina attended both preparatory talks, the [...]

Sunday, January 27 - How To Be A Better Christian

27 Jan - Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus, The Light Of The World
The Good News we have heard is like a beacon light which draws men irresistibly to Christ. We must not be content with lesser lights.
- the Sunday Missal
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Isaiah 8:23 - 9:3
In days past [...]

Friday, January 25 - The Courageous Disciple

Acts of the Apostles 9:1-22
Saul was still breathing threats to slaughter the Lord’s disciples. He had gone to the high priests and asked for letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, that would authorise him to arrest and take to Jerusalem any followers of the Way, men or women, that [...]

Tuesday, December 18 - The Lord-our-integrity

Jeremiah 23:5-8
“See, the days are coming - it is the Lord who speaks -
when I will raise a virtuous Branch for David,
who will reign as true king and be wise,
practising honesty and integrity in the land.
In his days Judah will be saved
and Israel dwell in confidence.
And this is the name he will be [...]

Wednesday, October 10 - God’s will be done

Jonah 4:1-11
Jonah was very indignant; he fell into a rage. He prayed to the Lord and said, “Ah! Lord, is not this just as I said would happen when I was still at home? That was why I went and fled to Tarshish: I knew that you were a God of tenderness [...]

Monday, August 13 - The Middle Way

Deuteronomy 10:12-22
Moses said to the people: “What does the Lord your God ask of you? Only this: to fear the Lord our God, to follow all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul, to keep the commandments and [...]

Is there such a thing as a non-Catholic Christian church?

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) recently issued a document titled “Responses to Some Questions Regarding Certain Aspects of the Doctrine of the Church” on July 10.
It’s created somewhat of a hoo-ha because in the document, it says that non-Catholic Christian communities cannot rightfully be considered ‘churches’ [...]

New Biblical research shows that all Christians should be Catholic

I found the following in this weekend’s bulletin from the Church of St. Michael. Thought I would copy it down and put it here:
A lifelong Protestant Scripture scholar has recently brought forth evidence that Catholicism is the only Christian religion that agrees completely with the Bible — evidence that’s so [...]

Tuesday, June 26 - Brothers all are we

Fair is fair
This story is told about Kruger, the great South African statesman, who lived at the beginning of this century. He was called upon to settle a dispute between two brothers. This dispute involved the equal division of land between the two. The land contained mines, lakes, rivers, and [...]

Thank God for the Magisterium

Many modern people have the notion that the principal mission of the Catholic Church is to impose belief on unbelievers. The reality is that most of its time is spent trying to restrain belief in everything from spoon-bending to the aliens who allegedly speak to us through a cat in Poughkeepsie.
Excerpts [...]