… but like the thief I confess, remember me , O Lord, in Your Kingdom. Caravaggio. Read more

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… am I not in the least bit surprised that Joe Biden gives less than a sixteenth of ONE percent of his 300K income to charity. He is a liberal after all. Well known fact; liberals only dip into other people’s pockets when it comes to spreading wealth. I am even less surprised that the liberally biased media chose to spin the story back on Sarah Palin instead of focusing on the uncharitable Biden household. With that… don’t be Biden…... Read more

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… my favorite Palm Sunday post, revisited. Read more

Alexander Schmemann writes, “The joy that permeates and enlightens the service of Lazarus Saturday stresses one major theme: the forthcoming victory of Christ over Hades. “Hades” is the Biblical term for Death and its universal power, for inescapable darkness that swallows all life and with its shadow poisons the whole world. But now — with Lazarus’ resurrection — ‘death begins to tremble.’ A decisive duel between Life and Death begins giving us the key to the entire liturgical mystery of... Read more

Lazarus Saturday is a paschal celebration. It is the only time in the entire Church Year that the resurrection service of Sunday is celebrated on another day. At the Liturgy of Lazarus Saturday, the Church glorifies Christ as “the Resurrection and the Life” who by raising Lazarus has confirmed the universal resurrection of mankind even before His own suffering and death. At the Divine Liturgy of Lazarus Saturday, the baptismal verse from Galatians (“As many as have been baptized into... Read more

… because parents are wise to them. As a mother there is nothing coming out of Catholic educational institutions that encourages me to place my son in their care. Read more

… I am genuinely curious if you are happy with the outcome of your vote. Having voted with your wallet based solely on economics, how do you feel about casting your vote for the one man who has proven himself so diabolically malicious to the unborn… and yet the precious economy is still worsening by the day. Blood money. Having fallen for the cult of personality and empty political rhetoric, do you realize now the error of your vote? We... Read more