Archive for November, 2009

Joyful tidings to all of you on this wonderful November day!  Thanksgiving approaches, and many of us will be visiting family and friends over the next few days.  We will gather together once again to celebrate life, praising God for his many blessings.
Why can’t every day be the same as these wonderful holidays?  Of course,… »

The fourth and final part of this blog series has arrived.  Enjoy the finale!
The Church’s Wisdom Regarding Contraception and Marriage (cont.)
The wealth of John Paul II’s wisdom is indeed vast, springing from his intimate relationship with God and his experience in life, especially as a confessor.  He points out for us some of the problems… »

Part three has arrived, and I pray that it continues to spread the knowledge and love of God to his people!
The Magisterium’s Words on Living the Sacrament of Marriage (cont.)
Expanding on the issue of the family, we can turn to John Paul II’s 1994 Letter to Families, written for the year of the family.  “The… »

Dear people of God, here is the next segment of the paper.  Hopefully part one was helpful and edifying, and may this part continue to be so!
The Biblical and Theological Understanding of Marriage (cont.)
Many Old Testament figures were able to live chaste, holy marriages in accordance with God’s will, even considering that they had less… »

Brothers and sisters in Christ, “Peace be with you” (John 20:19).
As my marriage to my fiancée Lisa draws ever nearer and the months seem to rush by, I am beginning to think more and more about the journey that lies ahead of us.  Thankfully, I have been provided with an excellent education at JP Catholic, part of… »

Today is the feast of St. Martin of Tours, a holy man who gave us a strong example of humility, simplicity, and Christian charity. He became a Roman soldier at a young age, and it was during this time that one of the greatest legends of his life springs from. On the road on a… »

The doctrine of indulgences is among the Catholic Church’s most misunderstood teachings. This is due in large part to the abuse of them in the past, and indulgences are most often discussed in relation to the Protestant Reformation of the 1500s. The problem that had arisen at that time was the “sale” of… »