The guardian angel simply has one task that has many facets to lead the human to the Passion and Cross. Embracing the cross is the only way human beings reach heaven. He does this mainly through pricking our conscience so we can follow the will of God.

How many times can a person receive Holy Communion each day? I attended the Chrism Mass this past Holy Thursday, and then the Mass in the evening at my parish. I received Holy Communion both times. A friend, though, said that I could only receive once a day.

The liturgy exhorts us with beautiful verses to respond to the readings in an enthusiastic way, not only with voice but with mind and heart.

Courtesy is the entrance-level virtue that allows strangers to suddenly feel that they are kindred spirits. It is also the foundation on which other virtues might be established, such as kindness, thoughtfulness, amicability, and generosity.

Today, the Rosary is still the easiest way to acquire the ancient skills of meditative prayer, and its the most effective way to gain the graces that this most powerful way of prayer can obtain.

If you remember being taught in grammar school that pride is the root of all sins, or if you are fortunate enough to have studied St. Thomas Aquinas who shows why sins concerning material things are intrinsically less grave, less corruptive, than spiritual sins like envy and sloth, you may want to pull back the reins and exclaim Why does St. Paul go so far as to say that avarice or love of money is the root of all evil?

In answering this question about bad language being a sin, we must first clarify what is meant by bad language.

In the 1937 film Gone With the Wind, Clark Gable shocked a nation of moviegoers when he said to Vivien Leigh, Frankly, my dear, I dont give a dam.

The main problem with eulogies is that they have to be unreservedly positive no one wants to hear anything critical about the deceased.

The Old Testament must be given back to Christians. Nothing is more necessary nor more urgent.