In a 1969 radio broadcast, Father Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) made the following prediction about the Church: “From the crisis of today the Church of tomorrow will emerge — a Church that has lost much. She will become small and will have to start afresh more or less from the beginning. She will no longer be able to inhabit many of the edifices she built in prosperity. As the number of her adherents diminishes, so it will lose many... Read more
Hardly anyone wants to admit to being envious. While we may have all felt a tinge of it, we also felt it was something we needed to hide. Why? Because envy makes us feel insecure about ourselves. It affects our self-esteem and our sense of identity. When we are envious of someone, we feel a certain desire for something somebody else has, something we do not possess. It reminds us that someone is better or richer or more famous. It... Read more
“If it wasn’t for humans, we all could be holy.”- Mother Angelica. Oftentimes, we find it easier to be holy when we’re alone. We imagine ourselves praying and thinking of good thoughts. We think that holiness is a matter of enjoying a quiet life and avoiding the temptations that come along with the presence of other people. But is the presence of others truly a hindrance to our holiness? Or is it the other way around? “This is my commandment,... Read more
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