3 Thoughts on God in Tolkien’s Middle-Earth
"Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament."
Worth Watching: 9 Videos that Warm the Catholic Soul
Nine videos that will encourage you to share your Catholic faith.
We are an Easter People: 15 Questions on the Resurrection and Ascension
The Resurrection is the greatest of Christ's miracles because all He taught and did is confirmed by it and depends upon it. He promised to rise from the dead and without the fulfillment of that promise we could not believe in Him.
36 of the Most Necessary Questions on Our Lord’s Passion and Death
"We call that day good on which Christ died because by His death He showed His great love for man, and purchased for him every blessing."
Early Church: 12 Quotes on Homosexuality and Other Sexual Sins
"[H]aving forbidden all unlawful marriage, and all unseemly practice, and the union of women with women and men with men..."
Holy Week: 6 Videos and Sermons from Pope Francis 2013
"Help one another. This is what Jesus teaches us. This is what I do. And I do it with my heart. I do this with my heart because it is my duty, as a priest and bishop I must be at your service."
The Agony of the Cross: 2 Thoughts on How Christ Can Suffer Grief and Have Beatific Knowledge
How can Christ call out "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" if he has the grace of Beatific Knowledge?
SIN: 44 Questions on Sin and its Different Types
"To make a sin mortal, three things are necessary: a grievous matter, sufficient reflection, and full consent of the will."
8 Considerations on Whether Christ had Acquired, Infused, or Beatific Knowledge
The knowledge of God’s essence, the infused intelligible species, and the acquired phantasms all flow harmoniously within the knowledge of Christ. The efficient cause of humanity’s perfection maintains his human perfection.
13 Videos from the Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Joseph
13 excellent videos from a faithful, young, and vibrant community of Dominican men. St. Dominic, pray for us.
5 Pope Francis Facebook Cover Images
SPL has created five Facebook Cover images with particularly potent quotes from His Holiness Pope Francis. Enjoy.
The Golden Calf & Our Catholic Mass: 3 Reason Man Cannot Invent the Liturgy
"[Liturgy] cannot spring from imagination, our own creativity - then it would remain just a cry in the dark or mere self affirmation." - Cardinal Ratzinger
Disapproving Joe Biden: 5 Memes from Pope Francis’ Inaugural Mass
A few comment on Vice President Joe Biden's mood at His Holiness Pope Francis' papal inaugural mass.
St. Josemaria’s 17 Signs of a Lack of Humility
Humility is a virtue which we all ought to develop to bring ourselves in greater conformity with Christ as we seek "to temper and restrain the mind, lest it tend to high things immoderately."
