Tag: Jesus
Jesus’ Crucifixion Date Possibly Friday April 3, 33 A.D., According To Earthquake Study
A new study suggests that the Biblical date of Jesus’ crucifixion is, in fact, possible to confirm. The International Geology Review investigated an earthquake that was said to have occurred the same date as Jesus’ crucifixion; which was most likely Friday April 3, 33 A.D. In Gospel of of Matthew, Chapter 27 says: “And when… Read More ›
Prayer to be Freed of the Seven Deadly Sins
This is one of the most popular posts on the site. It is repeated for this Lenten period O Jesus, meek Savior and Prince of Peace, implant in me the virtues of gentleness and patience. Let me curb the fury of anger and restrain all resentment and impatience so as to overcome evil with good,… Read More ›
Eucharist
The Eucharist for many Christians is participating in the suffering and death of Christ as well as the resurrection. They cannot be separated. Christ was fully human; his heart filled with compassion for all and drinks with us the seeming bottomless chalice ever empty and ever filled. The chalice we drink is what Christ also… Read More ›
St. Bernard reminds us to properly prepare for the Lord’s Coming
[Yet people] observe these days (Advent) out of stale routine, without devotion or emotion. Further—and still worse—the remembrance of this condescension is turned into a pretext for the flesh. During those days you may see them preparing splendid clothes and special foods with utmost care—as if Christ at his birth would be seeking these and… Read More ›
Prayer to be Merciful to Others
This prayer gives us a true measure of our mercy, a mirror in which we observe ourselves as merciful Christs. We can make it our morning invocation and our evening examination of conscience. O Most Holy Trinity! As many times as I breathe, as many times as my heart beats, as many times as my… Read More ›
True Devotion to Mary: the prayer of the humble Virgin
Since grace enhances our human nature and glory adds a still greater perfection to grace, it is certain that our Lord remains in heaven just as much the Son of Mary as he was on earth. Consequently he has retained the submissiveness and obedience of the most perfect of all children towards the best of… Read More ›
The Rosary: To contemplate with Mary the face of Christ
To recite the Rosary is nothing other than to contemplate with Mary the face of Christ.. . .The Rosary, reclaimed in its full meaning, goes to the very heart of Christian life; it offers a familiar yet fruitful spiritual and educational opportunity for personal contemplation, the formation of the People of God, and the new… Read More ›
Brian Jones: Hell is Real
WATERED DOWN THEOLOGY During seminary, Brian’s concept about hell changed. After four years in college, Brian began to embrace a watered-down theology and skepticism about biblical authority. Brian thought, “How could God send people to hell that haven’t heard the Gospel?” Even though he was raised in a conservative-evangelical home, Brian started to believe that… Read More ›
Rare Rembrandt Exhibit Brings Jesus’ Image to Life
PHILADELPHIA (The Blaze/AP) — A new exhibit coming to the Philadelphia Museum of Art takes a fresh look at religious paintings, drawings and prints by one of history’s most revered artists. “Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus” debuts Wednesday in Philadelphia, after its three-month premiere run at the Louvre Museum in Paris. It’s the only East… Read More ›
The most important project
Those who speak the truth, who unmask and show their listeners what is underneath, are often hated, reviled, hounded and killed. Martin Luther King for an instance is still hated by many because he stripped away the mask of segregation and demanded that dignity be restored to his people…. in order to do this he often… Read More ›