Exorcism in the Catholic Church: what it is, who performs it, the rite
Exorcism is the prayer by which the Church asks, publicly and with authority, in the name of Jesus Christ, that a person or an object…
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What to ask Saint Joseph: intercession, graces, and the “miracles”
To Saint Joseph, one can ask for all that he himself protected in life: the family, work and sustenance, the home, protection from dangers, purity,…
Saint Joseph is the patron of the Church, the family, work, and a good death.
Saint Joseph is the patron of the universal Church, a title bestowed upon him by Blessed Pius IX in 1870. He is also invoked as…
Lucifer in the Bible: who is he and where does the name come from?
“«Lúcifer» is not a proper name for the devil in the Hebrew Bible: it is the Latin word by which the Vulgate translated «Helel, son…
Saint Joseph’s Day: March 19th, the Solemnity and the Month of Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph’s Day is March 19th, the Solennity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is one of the highest feasts on…
Demonic possession: What the Church teaches and how it distinguishes from illness
Demonic possession is the rare state in which the demon dominates a person’s body to an extraordinary degree, without being able to rob them of…
Isidore Isolani and the “Summa de donis Sancti Ioseph”: the first treatise on Josephology
Summa de donis Sancti Ioseph (1522): how the Dominican Isidore Isolani wrote the first treatise on Josephology and foresaw Saint Joseph's glory…
Saint Anthony the Great and the demons: what the “Life of Anthony” teaches about spiritual combat
Saint Anthony and the demons: what the Life of Anthony by Saint Athanasius teaches about spiritual combat, the sign of the cross and the…
Angels at Mass: from the Gloria to the Sanctus and the “Supplices” prayer
Angels at Mass: how the Gloria, the Sanctus and the Supplices prayer of the Roman Canon join earth's liturgy to heaven and lead us to Mary…
Cherub: what it is and what the Bible says about the cherubim
What is a cherub? In the Bible the cherubim guard Eden, cover the ark of the covenant and carry the throne of God in Ezekiel. Name, texts and…
Render to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s: Is 45:1, 1 Thess 1 and the question of the tribute in Mt 22
Isaiah, Paul and Matthew shed light on the question of the tribute and the limits of earthly power. Explore the theology of the Twenty-Ninth…
“Nisi granum frumenti cadens mortuum fuerit”: Ignatius, Martyrdom, and Mary
Saint Ignatius unites martyrdom and fruitfulness in the grain of wheat that dies to bear fruit. Mary illuminates this path of total oblation.…
What Mater Populi fidelis means for Marian devotion in Asia
The Vatican's note on Marian titles strongly affirms popular devotion. Asia's great shrines already practice what it asks for. The pressure…
The Seal of the Spirit and the Sparrows Counted by God
On Friday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time, the predestination of Ephesians and the sparrows of Luke converge in a single certainty…
“Maria optimam partem elegit”: Saint Teresa, Contemplation, and Mary
Saint Teresa and Mary contemplate the better part. The contemplative life unites the Doctor of Ávila with the Virgin in choosing what is…