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Advent is a season of preparation for one of the greatest gifts of all time – the birth of a child named Jesus, who would come to sacrifice himself for those he loved. Many see Jesus as a prophet, but for Christians he is Emmanuel, God with us. Jesus reached out to anyone in need […]
God calls us to lead lives of holiness. Jesus gave the most perfect example with his own life. But he gave us other examples of holiness in his own mother, the Virgin Mary, and the saints. Saints are people to whom we can relate, essentially role models for the faithful. Saints do not forget those […]
I recently read “Unitatis Redintegratio” (fancy Latin name for “Decree on Ecumenism”). It’s a document from the Roman Catholic Church’s Second Vatican Council (V2). This was a revolutionary council for its time, and instituted a renewal for the Catholic Church. This renewal is actually what Jesus wanted – for without such renewal, the Church on […]