How much did the Blessed Virgin Mary know about Jesus? The Catholic Church teaches that the Holy Spirit revealed to Mary the knowledge of the divinity of Christ and His incarnation, from the beginning ...

America’s 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is the perfect time to settle the ongoing debate about the ...

We may think about the Beatitudes one way and Jesus another. And that’s OK. It was in the middle of a plain, or was it on a mountain? It started with what we call the Beatitudes, and it was a great ...

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! Today we will look at the fifth Beatitude, which says: “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy” (Mt;5: 7). In this Beatitude there is a ...

Luke 11:27-28 (RSV) As he said this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked!” [28] But he said, “Blessed rather are ...

We continue our spiritual pilgrimage toward Krakow, where in July 2016 the next international World Youth Day will be held. As our guide for the journey we have chosen the Beatitudes. Last year we ...

I once heard a preacher say that this passage of Scripture could be looked upon as Jesus’ inaugural address. Because Jesus delivered it on a hillside close to Capernaum, Matthew 5-7 is referred to as ...

“Blessed Assurance” is a classic hymn that is still relevant today for its powerful message about the confidence and peace we can experience with Jesus. This cherished song originated in 1873, with ...