“A new state of affairs today both in the Church and in social, economic, political and cultural life, calls with a particular urgency for the action of the lay faithful. If lack of commitment is always unacceptable, the present time renders it even more so. It is not permissible for anyone to remain idle.”
–Christifidelis Laici n.3
The Pledge of Future Glory
By Fr. Christopher Foeckler, MJ • St. Josaphat Formation Center, Phoenix, AZ “O Sacrum Convivium” or, in English, “O Holy Banquet” is a short Eucharistic antiphon I like to recite or sometimes chant after [...]
It Happens Here
Dear Friend in Christ, While human trafficking may sound like something that happens in faraway places, the truth is that it happens right here where we live and it does not discriminate – it [...]
The Rule of Our Warfare
By Scott Ferrier, MJ • Phoenix, AZ Many consecrated people and devout Christians use the time of Lent to enter more deeply into the mysteries of Our Lord and Savior’s public life, death, and [...]
Is This Mine?
By Fr. Christopher Foeckler, MJ • St. Josaphat Formation Center, Phoenix, AZ In 1597, when Gonsalo Garcia, a Franciscan lay brother from India, arrived at the place of execution near Nagasaki, Japan along with [...]
A Growing Family
Dear Friend in Christ, “We had decided to limit the number of boys in the Boy’s Home to 20 for the 2018/2019 school year but they kept coming here after the cutoff date.” Thomas, [...]
Lead Us Not Into Temptation
By Scott Ferrier, MJ • Phoenix, AZ Recently, I read an article on the Lord’s Prayer by Dr. Brant Pitre, who for some time now has been among the leading exegetes in Catholic biblical [...]
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