Must Have: Manual for Conquering Deadly Sin
I loved the previous two manuals published by Tan – Manual for Marian Devotion and Manual for Eucharistic Adoration – and was not disappointed with this latest in the series.
I loved the previous two manuals published by Tan – Manual for Marian Devotion and Manual for Eucharistic Adoration – and was not disappointed with this latest in the series.
We hear readings from them from time to time during Mass and we see folks quote them on social media, but do we really know what’s in the Wisdom Books and why they matter?
Lent definitely is a time for repentance. Yet, it’s also a time for reaching out for God’s love and working with all our might to become better persons, better Christians.
No matter the adversity she faced, Bernadette held to her conviction and kept her resolve to carry out the wishes of “the Lady” who appeared to her at the grotto.
That verse, “Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you,” keep echoing in my head and heart. Rise up. Yes, that’s exactly what I want to do for the King this coming year.
January 1 is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. This important Holy Day of Obligation in the Catholic Church can easily slip past us among the New Year festivities and their aftermath.
On the Feast of the Holy Innocents, I most certainly grieve for the children who Herod so heartlessly ordered to be murdered. But on this day, my heart also goes out to the Magi.