“No one can live continually in sin and continue to say the Rosary. Either he will give up the sin or he will give up the Rosary” — Bishop Patrick Boyle
I grew up Catholic, but I’ve only recently found out what graces have been made available to us through several devotions that have been handed down to us by the saints. O, what great consolations for us who strive throughout our lives to fight the good fight for heaven.
While…
Will you accept the challenge?
It is time to discover the powers given you
The Work of Peace
“It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The Oxford (Lexico) Dictionary defines work as an “Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or…
Trying to find my way in a world that is screaming for space
“We’re all untethered, all flying around in the dark, the same as Mars and Venus, the same as the stars.”
― Maria Dahvana Headley, Magonia
They say that the universe is huge. According to an article by BBC, it should at least be 93 billion light-years in diameter. Well, just…
Thirty Years Later After the Night I Almost Died
The night I almost died
I could have died when I was fifteen. I could have died a young and innocent girl, filled with big dreams and passionate about life. I could have died when I have not yet tasted the bitter pill of reality and all its madness, the heartbreak of betrayal, the despair…
There are certain methods we can use to investigate the existence of God
Is it really possible to love God like loving another person?
How can we even begin to love Someone we cannot even see? But if we say we can only love those whom we see, do we also say that the blind cannot love? If we say we can only love those whom we can hear, do we also say that…
“Celibacy is not the absence of a passion; it is rather the intensity of a passion.”― Fulton J. Sheen
The problem with the single life is that no matter what you do, it will always seem insignificant. …
Dear Lord, I have just come from a family reunion, and they have asked me again when I shall be finally settling down. Yes, Lord, each time they see me they would ask me the same old question, and I would give the same answer: “I don’t know”.
Sometimes I…
Reflections on the first sorrow of Mary
“Joseph and his mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning him, and Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, ‘Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against. Yes, a sword…
5 questions answered with evidence from the Bible
How do we know the one true Church Jesus Christ has established on earth based on Biblical evidence? Here are five questions to lead those who are seeking for the truth:
1. Did God establish a Church that would not be overcome by any other earthly kingdom?
Yes. God has intended to establish His Church and has established it through His Son Jesus Christ.
“In the…
Why believing in God calls for surrender and humility of heart
“There is much in Christianity which can be subjected to exact analysis. But the ultimate things are shrouded in the silent mysteries of God.” — Hans Urs von Balthasar
I can understand why people can be easily turned off by Catholicism. There are many facets of the faith that are…
