Category: Jesus
The Beatitudes
The Beatitudes are eight teachings about happiness that Jesus proclaimed in the Sermon on the Mount. Each beatitude begins with the words “Blessed are”. Together...
Christ the King
Everyone in the world is subject to Jesus, who is King of all creation. This means that all men are bound to the reign...
Exaltation of the Cross
Throughout the year, certain days on the Liturgical Calendar commemorate the Cross, not as an instrument of torture and death, but as a means...
Parables
While parables may seem like simple stories, they contain a deeper meaning. They use one situation to encourage reflection about a different one. The Old...
Sacred Heart of Jesus
The human heart of Jesus is the heart of God. For centuries, devotion to the wounded heart of Jesus has allowed faithful Catholics to...
God
In the creeds, the first and most fundamental article of faith that Catholics profess is belief in one God. Likewise, the First Commandment mandates...
The Resurrection
A fundamental and essential belief of Catholics is that Jesus rose from the dead after being crucified and buried. By rising from the dead,...
The Paschal Mystery
The Paschal Mystery refers mainly to the Suffering, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus. Paschal comes from Pasch, how the early Christians referred to Easter,...
The Christmas Creche
When the Messiah that was promised to Adam and Eve was finally born in a manger in Bethlehem, angels sang and shepherds came to...
Cross or Crucifix?
The Cross and the Crucifix are both Christian symbols, but you are more likely to see a Crucifix, which is a cross with the...