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MEANING AND SYMBOLISM OF MIRACULOUS MEDAL
The concept of otherness starts from the basic assumption that every social human being interacts and is interdependent on the other. … Continue reading MEANING AND SYMBOLISM OF MIRACULOUS MEDAL
Liturgical day: Sunday 32nd (A) in Ordinary Time
Today, we are invited to mull over the purpose of our existence; it is a word of caution from the Good God concerning our final destination; let us not, therefore, play with our life.… Continue reading Liturgical day: Sunday 32nd (A) in Ordinary Time
Four Last Things
In Christian eschatology, the Four Last Things or four last things of man (Latin: quattuor novissima) are:
– Death
– Judgment
– Heaven
– Hell… Continue reading Four Last Things
Liturgical day: Sunday 31st (A) in Ordinary Time
They are happy and they want us to be happy!
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven”, that is, happy are the saints, who had and have in God their only wealth; who understood the “only necessary”, the ultimate purpose of their lives!… Continue reading Liturgical day: Sunday 31st (A) in Ordinary Time
What if death came to you today?
Money, honors, fashions, brilliant positions, political and literary triumphs, vanities, pleasures, everything man cares about, except the main one: saving his soul!… Continue reading What if death came to you today?
Liturgical day: Sunday 30th (A) in Ordinary Time
Today, the Church reminds us of our “attitude before life”. The whole Law and the Prophets are founded on these two commandments. To love God, our Lord, above “everything and everyone” and our neighbor as ourselves. To love each other as He loves us, with “divine strength”… Continue reading Liturgical day: Sunday 30th (A) in Ordinary Time
Liturgical day: Sunday 29th (A) in Ordinary Time
We would not be able to properly grasp the meaning of this sentence without bearing in mind the context which Jesus said it into: «The Pharisees went out and took counsel on how they could trap Jesus with his own words» (Mt 22:15) but «Jesus understood their evil intent» (v. 18).… Continue reading Liturgical day: Sunday 29th (A) in Ordinary Time
The false devotees of Our Lady
Seven types of false devotees.
Just as the truth is unique, as opposed to a multiplicity of errors, so also true devotion to Mary has a series of falsifications and counterfeits.… Continue reading The false devotees of Our Lady
Liturgical day: Sunday 28th (A) in Ordinary Time
“How did you get in here without the party outfit?”
Without the garment of God’s grace, we may even belong to the Church through baptism and faith, but, lacking charity, we can neither participate in the Eucharistic banquet in this life nor in the definitive wedding of the Lamb in Heaven.… Continue reading Liturgical day: Sunday 28th (A) in Ordinary Time
Liturgical day: Sunday 27th (A) in Ordinary Time
Today, the parable specifically refers to the Jewish rejection of Christ: «Finally, he sent his son, thinking: ‘They will respect my son’. But when the tenants saw the son, they thought: ‘This is the one who is to inherit the vineyard. Let us kill him and his inheritance will be ours’. So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard and killed him» (Mt 21:37-39)… Continue reading Liturgical day: Sunday 27th (A) in Ordinary Time
Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed
The “Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed” or the “Nicene–Constantinopolitan Creed” received this name because of a belief that it was adopted at the Second Ecumenical Council held in Constantinople in 381 as a modification of the original Nicene Creed of 325.… Continue reading Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed
30 years of German Unification
East and West of Germany have been reunited for 30 years: On October 3, 1990, the Unification Treaty, with which the former DDR acceded to the BRD (Federal Republic of Germany), came into force. An entire generation has grown up since then that has no memories of the division.… Continue reading 30 years of German Unification
Seven deadly sins
These are seven wounds or inclinations that, despite the forgiveness received, remain in our souls, attracting us to sin and, therefore, demanding on our part constant effort to fight and resist its influence.… Continue reading Seven deadly sins
Liturgical day: Sunday 26th (A) in Ordinary Time
Today, we are given to contemplate the father and vineyard owner asking his two sons: «Son, today go and work in my vineyard» (Mt 21:29).… Continue reading Liturgical day: Sunday 26th (A) in Ordinary Time
Dogmas of Catholic Faith – Part 2
The Church’s dogmatic teaching is positive, as it clarifies the path to be followed by the Catholic faithful.… Continue reading Dogmas of Catholic Faith – Part 2
Dogmas of Catholic Faith – Part 1
The Church’s dogmatic teaching is positive, as it clarifies the path to be followed by the Catholic faithful.… Continue reading Dogmas of Catholic Faith – Part 1
Otherness
The concept of otherness starts from the basic assumption that every social human being interacts and is interdependent on the other. … Continue reading Otherness
Christian Maturity of Faith
A mature person in the faith, who constitutes maturity in the Christian life, manages to integrate, manages to work his psychic, affective, emotional, social, and spiritual life.… Continue reading Christian Maturity of Faith
The suffering
From Latim SUFFERIRE, a variant of SUFFERRE, “to bear, to suffer”, formed by SUB-, “under”, plus FERRE, “to take, to carry” If you accept suffering with total resignation and sweetness, not as a punishment or as a cosmic injustice, but simply as a normal chapter of that part of our destiny that only God understands,… Continue reading The suffering
Liturgical day: Sunday 25th (A) in Ordinary Time
September 20th 2020 – Liturgical color – Green Gospel text (Mt 20,1-16) Jesus told his disciples this parable, «The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. He agreed to pay the workers a salary of a silver coin for the day, and sent… Continue reading Liturgical day: Sunday 25th (A) in Ordinary Time
Doctors of the Catholic Church
Doctor of the Church (Latin doctor “teacher”), also referred to as Doctor of the Universal Church (Latin: Doctor Ecclesiae Universalis), is a title given by the Catholic Church to saints recognized as having made a significant contribution to theology or doctrine through their research, study, or writing. As of 2015, the Catholic Church has named 36 Doctors of the Church. Among these 36… Continue reading Doctors of the Catholic Church
O Terço das Sete Dores de Nossa Senhora
Como rezar o Terço das Sete Dores de Nossa Senhora e as promessas que ele traz A oração data da Idade Média, mas Nossa Senhora de Kibeho o reintroduziu para a vidente Marie-Claire Mukangango em Kibeho, Ruanda, nos anos 1980. A mensagem de Nossa Senhora para Marie focava em uma “chamada urgente ao arrependimento”: “Arrepender,… Continue reading O Terço das Sete Dores de Nossa Senhora
Liturgical day: Sunday 24th (A) in Ordinary Time
September 13th 2020 – Liturgical color – Green Gospel text (Mt 18,21-35) Peter asked Jesus, «Lord, how many times must I forgive the offenses of my brother or sister? Seven times?». Jesus answered, «No, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. This story throws light on the kingdom of heaven. A king decided to settle the accounts… Continue reading Liturgical day: Sunday 24th (A) in Ordinary Time
The Great Reset
Dangerous Marxist leaders call for ‘The Great Reset’ to destroy capitalism Analysis | Digital Editor Jack Houghton|05/08/2020|4min https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6178243325001 A disturbing movement to reform capitalism is gaining traction by those using the coronavirus tragedy to call for “The Great Reset”. These are not the ramblings of a few disgruntled teenagers or a wacky sociology professor from… Continue reading The Great Reset
Catholic
The word Catholic comes from the Greek phrase καθόλου (katholou), meaning “on the whole”, “according to the whole” or “in general”, and is a combination of the Greek words κατά meaning “about” and ὅλος meaning “whole”. Usually written with uppercase C in English when referring to religious matters; derived via Late Latin catholicus, from the Greek adjective καθολικός (katholikos), meaning “universal“. The term has been incorporated into the name of… Continue reading Catholic
Liturgical day: Sunday 23rd (A) in Ordinary Time
September 6th 2020 – Liturgical color – Green Gospel text (Mt 18,15-20) Jesus said to his disciples, «If your brother or sister has sinned against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are in private, and if he listens to you, you have won your brother. If you are not listened… Continue reading Liturgical day: Sunday 23rd (A) in Ordinary Time
Sincere
via Sincere https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/sincere/Sincere Sincere come from the Latin sinceru. In Latin, the 1st element of the word (“sin”) represents the word “without” and the 2nd (“ceru”) the word “wax”, so it means, without wax… but why? Sincere is the person that speaks frankly, there is no disguise or malice in the words, a loyal, a simple, definitely… Continue reading Sincere
What? A Copycat!!!
via Copycat What is that… Copycat? I can see a lot of that. I am not talking about children That “copy” your parents… I am talking about adults… Are you an apple polish? Or maybe a brown nose… But why? Is it shame? Maybe fear? Is it money? Who knows… you are profiteer… Living in the… Continue reading What? A Copycat!!!
Sun – The Giant
via: Giant https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/giant/ Every morning he is there. Shining… Warming…
Bridge
via Bridge What is a bridge? A construction that connects fiscally two points… or more then two… maybe… But this is also a place of love… that connects two worlds… two hearts… two bodies… This is a connection of feelings…
