1. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before me. 2. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain. 3. Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 4. Honor your father and your mother 5. You shall not kill 6. Neither shall you commit adultery. 7. Neither shall you steal. 8. … [Read more...]
Deus Caritas Est – On Christian Love
ENCYCLICAL LETTER DEUS CARITAS EST OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF BENEDICT XVI TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS AND ALL THE LAY FAITHFUL ON CHRISTIAN LOVE INTRODUCTION 1. “God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him” (1 Jn 4:16). These words from the First Letter of John express with remarkable clarity the … [Read more...]
Spe Salvi – On Christian Hope
ENCYCLICAL LETTER SPE SALVI OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF BENEDICT XVI TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS AND ALL THE LAY FAITHFUL ON CHRISTIAN HOPE Introduction 1. “SPE SALVI facti sumus”—in hope we were saved, says Saint Paul to the Romans, and likewise to us (Rom 8:24). According to the Christian faith, “redemption”—salvation—is not … [Read more...]
Caritas In Veritate – Charity in Truth
ENCYCLICAL LETTER CARITAS IN VERITATE OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF BENEDICT XVI TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS THE LAY FAITHFUL AND ALL PEOPLE OF GOOD WILL ON INTEGRAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN CHARITY AND TRUTH INTRODUCTION 1. Charity in truth, to which Jesus Christ bore witness by his earthly life and especially by his death … [Read more...]
St. Thomas
Feast Day: July 3rd Patron of People in doubt, Architects, Blind people, Builders, Construction workers Earthly Life: unknown – 72AD (approx) Cannonized: Pre-Congregation St. Thomas was one of the twelve Apostles. Thomas is most infamously known from the Gospel of John 20:19-29 where he states upon missing seeing the resurrected Jesus “Unless I see the mark of the … [Read more...]