Christmas Rituals in the Face of Personal Loss
Those who have suffered much—especially in the loss of loved ones—often find that Christmas renews and even intensifies the suffering.
Those who have suffered much—especially in the loss of loved ones—often find that Christmas renews and even intensifies the suffering.
I don't need to tell you that life is hard. The older you are, the better you know this.
Anybody who cares about the healthy sexual and character development of children should read the report Teens and Pornography issued earlier this year by the organization Common Sense Media.
Mortimer Adler (1902–2001) was a widely influential philosopher and educator in 20th-century America.
It was during the London blitz [in World War II] that the glory of the ceaseless elevation of the Host came home to me as never before.
We shall never be able to understand adequately and esteem at its full value the inconceivable grace our Lord has granted us through the gift of his divine heart.
However much we are stretched by our trials, by so much do our consolations increase, giving us firmer hopes for the future.
Jesus himself in the Garden of Olives said, when he was begging his Father to release him from the appalling suffering that awaited him:
Jesus, finding himself in the company of those who busied themselves about worldly things, said to them:
Jesus, finding himself in the company of those who busied themselves about worldly things, said to them: