Published Sept 12, 2021 People drink for various reasons. Some drink to escape their situation, while others drink to celebrate. But for Catholics, drinking alcohol may also have moral and religious implications. With all the church’s doctrine about vices and such, it’s but natural to wonder: is drinking a sin? […]
Published July 25, 2021 For Catholics, weddings are sacred affairs. It’s more than just a promise to stay with one person till death do you part. It’s about asking God to bless the union of two souls as they begin to share a life together in marriage. Somehow, we’ve always […]
Published July 04, 2021 Who is God? This seems such a simple question, yet many of us still don’t know the answer. The process of finding God is a unique journey for each of us. It’s intimate, often confusing, and definitely life-changing. There are times when you’ll doubt yourself, your […]
Published June 27, 2021 The words “Catholic modest dressing” often conjures up an image of a woman who is barely exposing any skin. We often associate it with high-neck collars, long sleeves, and hems that extend all the way down to the ankles. But dressing modestly as a Catholic woman […]
Published May 30, 2021 Among the many gifts to mankind given to us by the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, Mary given to us as a spiritual mother is one of them. As he was dying on the cross Jesus looked at his disciple John and told him, regarding […]
Published March 11, 2022 Monasticism is one of the most ancient Christian practices. Though the stories of how it began aren’t that clear, its impact on the Catholic church throughout history cannot be denied. Yet, monasticism remains a poorly understood concept among the lay faithful. Since many of the monastic […]
Published March 23, 2021 Lent is a sacred time for Catholics. It’s more than just a time to remember the suffering and death of our savior. It’s also the season of reflection and repentance. Aside from bible verses, hymns and songs play a huge role in helping us feel the […]
Published January 13th, 2021 St. Bernard of Clairvaux Homily Two in Praise of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 17 And the virgin’s name was Mary… Let us say a few words about this name which means ‘star of the sea’ and is so appropriate to the Virgin Mother… she it is […]
Published January 13th, 2021 On the Song of Songs by St. Bernard – Sermon 15 The Name of Jesus How shall we explain the world-wide light of faith, swift and flaming in its progress, except by the preaching of Jesus’ name? Is it not by the light of this name […]
Published January 13th, 2021 Recently we have uploaded audio tapes of some talks given to our group by Sister Lillian Shank, OCSO who passed away in November 2019. I wanted to give some background as to the importance of Sister Lillian to the history of our group so here is […]