As the Blessed Virgin Mary was never far from Our Lord’s side during his earthly life, so she remains to this day. She is a golden thread that runs through the entire life of the Church, from the Incarnation to the present day.

In prayer, more is accomplished by listening than talking. Here we consider how this principle, the importance of prayer, played a central role in the life of St. Jane Frances de Chantal, founder of the Visitandines.

The sin of presumption, like despair, is a vice that’s the opposite of the theological virtue of hope. Many Catholics find themselves torn between these vices, believing on the one hand that God has withdrawn His grace from the world or, on the other, believing that Our Lord does not care for our moral behavior and how permits every sort of vice.

On this day of Our Lady’s Assumption, we have the opportunity to reflect on her role in our intellectual, emotional, and moral formation. The Blessed Virgin stands as a model of Christian living while also being available to us as an advocate before the throne of Heaven.

Don’t Rely On Your Own Strength – SSPX Sermons

Humility of heart is necessary to eradicate pride, which is the greatest stumbling block in the spiritual life. Like the pharisees, we are tempted to live an illusion, believing ourselves better than we truly are. This is why Our Lord reminds us that he who exalts himself shall be humbled, but that he who humbles himself shall be exalted.

From the moment of our baptism, when sanctifying grace flooded our soul, we became children of our heavenly Father and brothers and sisters of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Christ came into the world not only to save us from sin, but to show us what it is to live as true children of God.

We know about the gravity of sins committed against marriage – but sadly, many engaged couples start their relationship not with virtue, but with destructive tendencies.

The Catholic life forces us to navigate a sort of duality between the flesh and spirit, which sometimes leads us to absolutize one over the other. Similarly, we are often tempted to absolutize good and evil, treating the latter as substance that preys upon us rather than seeing it for what is: the privation of good. If we wish to rid our lives of evil, then we must put our souls at peace and recognize that we are surrounded by the good that God has created for us.

The opening ceremonies of the Olympics was marred by a flagrant act of blasphemy against Our Lord. This gross act does not inherently degrade the accomplishments of the athletes who compete, but it does provide an occasion to reflect on the place of sports in our lives and the disproportionate place we often give to them.