Devotion is readiness to do God’s will in anything concerning that which will give honor to God. Devotion is an intimacy with the divine, wherein we live out our life here on earth with footing in Heaven. Devotion is the
The Blessed Trinity
In God there is one divine nature. In God there are three persons, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. A nature answers the question of what something or someone is. A person answers the question
Devotion to Mary The Mother of God – Part 1
Every Sunday, we recite the Nicene Creed and we profess belief in “one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. From the very beginning, these four marks identifiy the Catholic Church as the one true church founded by Jesus. In the same
The Mass – Part 2
In the Mass the priest offers bread and wine at the offertory. These symbolize the humanity of Christ and are also a symbol of us, the laity. Just as out of many grains of wheat we obtain one bread, and
The Mass – Part 1
At every Mass we attend, the Church reaches back to Calvary and lays hold of the cross of Christ, with Christ on it, and plants it down upon the altar. The Mass is the Holy Sacrifice of Christ on Calvary,
The Virtue of Religion
The virtue of religion is a virtue by which we give honor and service due to God as our Creator, Master and Supreme Lord. It is related to the virtue of justice in which we pay what is due to
The Purpose of Man’s Existence
What makes a thing good? A thing is good when it obtains the purpose for which it was made. A pencil is good when it can be used to write. In doing so, it obtains the purpose for which it