Source: Fr. Mark Goring on YouTube SUBSCRIBE – click link below to receive Fr. Mark’s daily videos by email https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.co… Scripture reference: 2 Maccabees 8:5 and 8 Header image: The warrior Judas Maccabeus, or Judah of Maccabee, drawn by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872).Wikimedia Commons via haaretz.com
Teaching
Catholic teaching on a range of topics.
Confession Without a Priest
Source: Michelle Arnold, of Catholic Answers at catholic.com During the Easter Octave we continue to celebrate the solemnity of Our Lord’s resurrection that began with the Easter Vigil. Under normal circumstances, the faithful would attend Mass during the Octave, but would seek sacramental confession if in dire need, since most […]
Daniel Fast and Warrior Dignity
Source: Fr. Mark Goring via YouTube SUBSCRIBE – click link below to receive Fr. Mark’s daily videos by email https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.co… Header image: Daniel Fast via webmd.com External link: there are many online resources on the web that explain how to undertake a Daniel fast, here is one to get you […]
Do Not Be Anxious
Source: Catholic Productions on YouTube Jesus famously said that no man can serve two masters. And by this he was referring to both God and mammon (i.e., money). One of the many dangers of attempting this is in that man will eventually have to choose between the two, and since […]
The Rosary: Spiritual Sword of Our Lady
Source: Franciscan University of Stubenville via YouTube Editor’s note: this video was uploaded in 2017, and Fr. Calloway, could not have know how his inclusion of the rosary as a weapon against plagues would be so relevant in 2020. Order the video here: https://www.fathercalloway.com/books-… What is the most powerful weapon […]
Does God Ever Lead Us into Temptation?
Source: Ascension Presents on YouTube When we pray “lead us not into temptation”, it may seem like God has the capacity to tempt us. But that’s not the case. God does not tempt us, but he can and sometimes must put us through tests. Here are a four helpful ways […]
Bishop Schneider: A Video Message of Hope and Faith
Source: TheRemnantVideo on YouTube Bishop Athanasius Schneider grew up under Soviet tyranny and so quite obviously knows of what he speaks. He also knows how to survive and keep the Faith, and it is for this reason that we’re happy to offer this hopeful video message at this particular moment […]
If We Really Believed “Thy Will Be Done”
Source: Fr. Mark-Mary and Br. Malachy via Ascension Presents on YouTube Brother Malachy joins Fr. Mark-Mary to discuss how the words “thy will be done” —if we really believed them and lived by the—may not seem like a good sales pitch at first. We live in a culture of individualism […]
Gnosticism, the Enduring Heresy
Source: Bishop Robert Barron on YouTube Gnosticism was one of the earliest heresies of the Church, and it remains among the most enduring. With an emphasis on special knowledge acquired only by a small group of enlightened elites, as well as a sharp division between spirit and matter, with spiritual […]
Is It OK to Judge Someone?
Source: Fr. Mike Schmitz of Ascension Presents on YouTube Header image: via Ascension Presents on YouTube
Exorcism & The Power of God
Source: Seton Hall University on YouTube Fr. Vincent Lampert, exorcist for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, gives an overview of the ministry of exorcism and the power Christ holds over the demonic world. More info: https://www.shu.edu/campus-ministry/ Header image: Catholic exorcisms via theatlantic.com
Are Christians Failing Jesus’ Command to Judge Not?
Source: Karlo Broussard from Catholic Answers on YouTube Are Christians Failing Jesus’ Command to Judge Not? Christians are often accused of contradicting Jesus’ command in Matthew 7:1 to “judge not” when they judge some behavior to be wrong. But is this what Jesus meant when he gave the instruction? In […]