The Catholic Defender: Litany of Humility
Author: Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta O Jesus, meek and humble of heart, Hear me. From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver...
The Catholic Defender: St. Charles Borromeo's call for Evangelization
St. Charles Borromeo was a leading figure during the Counter-Reformation period of the Church. In the wake of the Protestant Revolt...
The Catholic Defender: Graces Assisting At Mass
1 Corinthians 5:7-8 states, "Clear out the old yeast, so that you may become a fresh batch of dough, inasmuch as you are unleavened. For...
The Catholic Defender: Ministers Of Grace
According to the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, grace has several meanings and interpretations. I love the first example: "1. an...
The Catholic Defender: Pray Or Be Prey Is Still True
Three times the New Testament tells us Jesus went off alone to pray. According to Mark 1:35, it says, “And rising very early, going out,...
The Catholic Defender: Intercessory Prayer, A Lenten Sacrifice Of Love
I remember when I was twelve years old, I was Confirmed in the Catholic Faith at St. John La Lande in Blue Springs Missouri on September...
The Catholic Defender: We are called to be a Seed Planter
“When a large crowd gathered, with people from one town after another journeying to him (Jesus), he spoke in a parable. A sower went out...
The Catholic Defender: The Call For Vigilance
Jesus said to his disciples: “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily...
The Catholic Defender: The Importance Of The Sign of The Cross to the Everyday Christian
In the Name of the Father, And the Son, And the Holy Spirit, Amen. When I pray I always begin and end with the Sign of the Cross. That...
The Guardian Angel: Eucharistic Miracle of Faverney, France***1608
This Eucharistic Miracle shows how God affirms the faith of those that are strong, and also of those who may be weak. There have always...
