Author: Dr. Marc Tinsley

Epiphany
Recalling the event when wise men from the East visited the child Jesus and brought Him gifts, the Epiphany, or Manifestation of Christ, has...

Mary, the Mother of God
If Jesus is God and Mary is his mother, then Mary must be the Mother of God. After being conceived by the power of...

Christian Joy
Joy is an attitude that people of God adopt, not because of their circumstances, but because they are assured of God’s love and his...

The Holy Family
God chose to enter into the world through a human family, entrusting his only Son to a young virgin named Mary, and Joseph, who...

Christmas
Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus, Who came down from Heaven for the salvation of mankind. Almost immediately after Adam and Eve committed the...

The Christmas Creche
The nativity scene, manger, or crèche began when St. Francis of Assisi recreated the scene in Greccio, Italy in 1223 A.D. after visiting the Holy...

Becoming Catholic
The journey of faith often leads people to seek the fullness of truth that can only be found in the Catholic Church. Those seeking...

Eastern Rite Catholic Churches
The Catholic Church is comprised of a variety of Churches, traditions, and people who share the same basic faith and receive the same seven...

The Immaculate Conception
At the moment of her conception, Mary was given a unique gift of Sanctifying Grace which filled her entire being so that she was...

Catholic Mass and the Bible
God’s revelation is made known through word and sacrament in the Catholic liturgy, which is rooted in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition. The expressions,...