The Church According to the Bible By Pastor Luis Ángel Díaz-Pabón – Bible Study Tools “Church” is the translation of the Greek term ekklesia, and is used in the New Testament to identify the community of believers in Jesus Christ….
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Valentine from God, His Love Endures Forever By Francis Cardinal George, OMI – Catholic Exchange Valentine’s Day is marked each year as a celebration of human friendship and romantic love. In some people’s minds, romantic love is quite different from love…
Serving others in Christ by: Deacon Francis Head, Helen Tuffy, RN and Paul Kielmeyer This week in our discussion on the Covenant of St. John XXIII we focus on Serve. As our Covenant states, we as disciples of Jesus Christ…
Grow in Faith with the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Ministry by: Yvonne Cassa, RCIA Catechist This week in our discussion on the Covenant at St. John XXIII we will focus on Grow. As our Covenant states, we…
The Lessons of Advent: What the Church Teaches Us by: Stephen Beale – Catholic Exchange Be Watchful: Our associated attitude should be a mixture of hope, expectation, and holy fear. In placing ourselves in the position of the Israelites in…
The True Meaning of Advent: God Comes For Us by: Stephen Beale – Catholic Exchange “Seek and you will find”, Jesus told his disciples. This command is possible only through God, who moves us to seek and enables us to…
Thanksgiving Day Prayer Thank you God for this Thanksgiving Day. God bless each of us with love, joy, hope and memories of those that have passed away. Thank you for our forefathers, for our religious freedom, for bravely crossing the…
National Vocations Awareness Week (November 4-10) by: The Catholic Team – About Catholics God calls each of us to a particular vocation in life. The Catholic Church defines both particular vocations as states of life including marriage, religious life, and…
Why we celebrate RESPECT LIFE SUNDAY in October Back in 1972, the year before the United States Supreme Court ruled on Roe V. Wade to legalize abortion in the U.S., Pope John Paul II set aside the first Sunday of…
Adoration: The Most Perfect Prayer by RAOUL PLUS, S.J. We may pray to adore, to give thanks, to implore pardon, or to ask for the graces we need. But whereas, in the last three cases, our thought comes back to…