Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In his great work “De Civitate Dei,” St Augustine says once that the whole of human history, the history of the world, is a struggle between two loves: love of God to the point of losing oneself, of total self-giving, and love of oneself to the point of despising God, of hating [...]
Pages and Pages of Catholic Prayers and Devotions
Submitted by Nancy W.
Hi all,
Just got back from a weekend visit to the Divine Mercy Shrine.
Try to picture 12,000 people at an outdoor Mass.
It was mind boggling.
We recited a Rosary before Mass, and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy right after (at 3PM).
Every shape, size, color, language, nation was represented.
Absolutely awesome!
If you ever get a chance, ya gotta give [...]
Pope Benedict XVI - On Our Lady’s coredemptive role with Jesus at Calvary
On January 11, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI released his 2008 World Day of the Sick Address for February 11, in which he presented his strongest teaching to date on Our Lady’s coredemptive role with Jesus at Calvary. The Holy Father states:
For this reason, [...]
Solid Old Testament Precedent for Mary’s Eternal Virginity
Under the Old Covenant Law … as described in the book of Numbers, Chapter 30 … God made divine provision for both women and men to make sacred vows, and subject to the acceptance and ratification of those vows by the father or the husband … those vows would then remain in [...]
Fr. Tom Euteneuer: Walking with Jesus Christ Through the Week Called Holy
A short excerpt from Fr. E’s weekly newsletter:
On Holy Thursday two great institutions are commemorated. Let us not overlook Our Lord’s firm desire to establish them as perpetual gifts for us: one is the sacred priesthood and the other is the Eucharist. He said [...]
A New Catholic Page by Bob Stanley - Motherhood!
Bob stanley just added another section to The Catholic Treasure Chest Website.
Click here to view it
Q: Why do Catholics consider the Blessed Virgin Mary to be an intercessor?
Isn’t Mary just a created human person, like all the rest of us? And according to the Bible, isn’t Jesus the ONE intercessor between God and man?
Please explain.
A: Since you mentioned the Bible, crack your Bible open to Genesis 3:15. There you’ll see God’s very first [...]
Q: What is the importance of praying the rosary, as a Catholic?
A: There’s no requirement for any Catholic to pray the Rosary.
Catholics choose to do so, for some or all of the following reasons:
The Rosary affirms all the best qualities of humanity, and it also celebrates God’s very own confirmation of his original plan for [...]
Q: Considering that her Heavenly Spouse is the Holy Spirit, and that through her intercession many miracles have been wrought, do you not consider your stance to be one that the Pharisees took toward the miracles that Jesus wrought?
Attributing to Satan the works of God is an unforgivable sin. Through her, great things were, are, [...]
