Waiting in Hope: 1st Sunday of Advent 2020

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul. Hebrews 6:19 What is Hope?Recently, I’ve been pondering what it means to hope. I understand that faith and hope are completely different, but they seem so similar at a glance. After researching it in the Catechism and reading a few articles, I learned that whileContinue reading “Waiting in Hope: 1st Sunday of Advent 2020”

This Sunday’s Gospel: May 3, 2020

John 10:1-10 Jesus said:“Amen, amen, I say to you,whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gatebut climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber.But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice,as the shepherd calls his own sheep byContinue reading “This Sunday’s Gospel: May 3, 2020”

St. Joseph: Protector of the Holy Family

“Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit;” Matthew 1:20 Completing the Holy FamilyThroughout his life, St. Joseph was hard working, yet humble, and he always made protecting Jesus and Mary his first priority. In the Bible, he neverContinue reading “St. Joseph: Protector of the Holy Family”

The Greatest Kindness: A Reflection on St. Thomas Aquinas

The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists of leading him from error to truth. St. Thomas Aquinas As one of the greatest philosophers, theologians, and Doctors of the Church, St. Thomas Aquinas had a gift of imparting God’s wisdom. Through teaching and writing, he discussed and defended the faith. His intelligence wasContinue reading “The Greatest Kindness: A Reflection on St. Thomas Aquinas”