As the elements of the sacrament symbolize, this week is not really a jovial time, but rather calls for serious meditation on the price Jesus paid and being grateful for His gift of eternal salvation.

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Christians usually favor the bible verse John 3:16, but non-Christians often quote Luke 6:37. Here's why it's important and ...

In a vision, Jesus dictated the Chaplet to Saint Mary Faustina Kowalska in 1935. To pray the Chaplet, use rosary beads and begin with these prayers: "Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood ...

God has spoken to us through the majesty and beauty of the world that he has made. But there is another way, still apart from the Bible, in which God has spoken to his creatures. He has spoken not ...

As the elements of the sacrament symbolize, this week is not really a jovial time, but rather calls for serious meditation on the price Jesus paid and being grateful for His gift of eternal salvation.

We will resume our discussion about heaven next week, but for now I want to focus on Holy Week. It's the season when the followers of Christ are focused on how he suffered and died on the cross ...