5th Week in Lent – Sunday – Cycle C – Jn 8:1-11
Jesus disarms a bloodthirsty mob who want to stone an adulterous woman with a searing challenge. Every Catholic man can grow in happiness by building the Virtue of Magnanimity so he can imitate St. Joseph and protect vulnerable women and by seeking the Fruits of Chastity and Modesty so he can reject lust and live […]
1st Week of Lent – Sunday – Cycle C – Lk 4:1-13
Jesus battles and conquers Satan in the Temptation. Every Catholic man can grow in happiness by building the Virtue of Temperance so he can conquer media “gluttony” and avoid the many near occasions of sin and by growing in the Virtue of Studiousness so he can replace idle and destructive curiosity with the useful study […]
3rd Week of Advent – Sunday – Cycle A – Mt 11:2-11
Jesus confirms He is the Messiah to comfort the imprisoned St. John the Baptist. Every Catholic man can grow in happiness by seeking the Virtue of Faith so he can meditate deeply upon the many miracles of Jesus and by building the Virtue of Charity so he can frequently perform Corporal Works of Mercy. Liturgy […]
The Passion of Jesus Christ (4 of 11) – Jesus is interrogated by Pilate and Herod – Jn 18:28-38, Lk 23:6-12
Jesus is interrogated by Pilate and Herod. Every Catholic man can grow in happiness by seeking the Gift of Knowledge from the Holy Spirit so he can be guided by God when he is confronted by prideful men and by building the Virtue of Fortitude so he can imitate Christ when facing and enduring persecution. […]
18th Week in Ordinary time – Thursday – Mt 16:13-23
Liturgy 18th Week in Ordinary time – Thursday – Mt 16:13-23 Commentary Jesus leads the Apostles on a grueling walk, some 30 miles north to the temple at Caesarea Philippi, where the Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus was falsely worshiped as the “son of God.” Here, Jesus reveals He is the true Son of God and […]