As the Church and secular calendars once again turn to a new year, many of us wonder what the next months will bring. But we need not despair. Whether we succeed or fail, whether we ...
Despite the fact that the belief in Mary’s immaculate conception has been a dogma since 1854, many people still don’t understand what it means. Maybe it’s because it took so long for the Church to ...
Take away the apostles and it’s unlikely that we would be Christians. Without these faithful and courageous men, we would not know the Good News nor Our Lord Jesus Christ. The original 12 apostles, plus ...
D.D. Emmons explores the life of Saint Martin de Porres, America’s first Black saint. Born in 1579 in Lima, Peru, he and his sister grew up in abject poverty. Martin received only limited schooling and, ...
Various international agencies report that over 70 million Christians have been murdered for their faith since the time of Christ’s passion. The same agencies claim that upwards of 45 million such murders took place in ...
If you’ve been Catholic for at least a few years, you will be familiar with a tradition celebrated on Good Friday in churches around the world — the adoration of the cross. But how did ...
One of the great controversies in Church history occurred less than twenty-five years after Our Lord Jesus ascended back to his Father. The dilemma concerned whether or not a non-Jew, a gentile, seeking to become ...
D.D. Emmons writes about the feast of the Transfiguration, a liturgical celebration every August sixth that often slips by with limited attention; yet, it is an episode that proclaims Jesus as the Son of God, ...
D.D. Emmons explores the practice of offering Communion under both species. The distribution of Communion must be carefully discerned, reverently conducted, and even the potential for abuse, especially mishandling the Precious Blood, avoided. Further, the ...
D.D. Emmons explores the life of St. Anthony and how this Bible scholar and teacher’s life reflected the mission of the Church to worship God, evangelize and care for the poor. Known as a great ...
