From the Housetops – Catholic Magazine
Fear Of God by Tilmann Pesch, S.J. We are told that the one motive which ought to inspire the Christian soul in the battle with sin is the love of God, and that it is an ignoble thing to refrain from sin out of fear of Divine retribution. Yet Christ Himself and the saints judged […]
By Rev. Tihamer Toth On one occasion the Pharisees’ behavior toward Our Lord was so aggressive that the Saviour replied to them in these threatening words, I go, and you shall seek Me, and you shall die in your sins. (John 8:21) Startling threat from our Lord’s lips. I have attempted everything for your sakes,
by Reginal Walsh O.P. Love of the Saints For The Passion A certain devout solitary prayed to God to teach him what he could do in order to love Him perfectly. Our Lord revealed to him that there was no more efficient way to arrive at the perfect love of Him than to meditate constantly
P. LAINLY S. PEAKING Dear Friends, The Catholic Church believes in saints and even today, when many traditions are being dropped, She continues to canonize new ones. She believes in their intercessory power before God. She holds them up to us to revere, to inspire, and to imitate their virtues. No wonder the canonization of
Fortitude Persistant Constancy Through The Abiding Presence of the Holy Ghost In The Soul By Bede Jarrett, O.P. After the intelligence comes the will which also, because of the very large part it plays in all human action, needs to be perfected by the Holy Spirit. It is necessary to repeat that the Holy Spirit
by Mons. John S. Vaughan And the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth; and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul. (Genesis 2:7) Who am I? What is my history? To whom do I belong? Such are the questions that every one should put
by Rev. Raphael Frassinetti Have Faith At that time there was a certain ruler whose son was sick at Capharnaum. He having heard that Jesus was come from Judea into Galilee, went to Him, and prayed Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. Jesus therefore said
Discover the names and story of the 26 Martyrs of Japan, brave Catholics who gave their lives for their faith, courage, and ultimate sacrifice…
By Rev. D Chisolm How Saint Ignatius Became a Saint Ignatius Loyola was a young man whose only ambition in life was to gain for himself a great name by his bravery and deeds of valor. He had forgotten altogether the one great end of his creation and lived as if he had nothing to
by Abbot Gueranger, O.S.B. Christ The King All men are under the dominion of Christ. In Him is the salvation of the indivicual; in Him is the salvation of society. Christians have ever hailed our Divine Lord as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. It was as a King that the representatives of the