The Music That Comes from God
An article on singing and music in the liturgy. "True liturgical music is prayer; it is liturgy. It does not distract us, nor is it limited to providing us with joyful sensations or aesthetic delight. It helps us to be recollected, to place ourselves in the mystery of God."
The Doorway of Humility
God made Himself small, so that we might become great with the only true greatness: humility of heart. An article by Guillaume Derville on Christian life.
Serene Attentiveness: the Spiritual Works of Mercy
The spiritual works of mercy seek to provide for the many different ways the human heart experiences hunger and thirst, nakedness and helplessness, sickness and imprisonment: types of spiritual poverty we all suffer from.
His Mercy Endures Forever: At the Beginning of the Jubilee Year
A new series of articles on the place of mercy in the Gospel and the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.
"Go and Do Likewise": the Law of God and Mercy
A new article in the series on mercy. We are asked to "shape our hearts in accord with the lines marked out by the Beatitudes, making a reality of the ideal Christ sets forth for us: 'to be merciful even as your Father is merciful.'"
Growth: A Family Project (1)
A new article in the series on forging a strong Christian personality. "The family is the place where we discover the beauty of authentic human values."
Living For Others
“In a Christian, in a child of God, friendship and charity are one and the same thing. They are a divine light that spreads warmth.” A new article on Christian life.
Living by Faith
The faith our Lord expects of us "is not the confidence that things will always go well. It is the trust that, no matter how things are going, God will make use of them for my benefit, for the benefit of those around me and of the whole Church."
Fraternal Correction: A Help Along the Path to Holiness
Fraternal correction is a sincere and affectionate suggestion that a Christian gives to his or her neighbor to help them along the path to holiness. It is a means of spiritual progress by which a person can grow in self-knowledge, becoming aware of defects that might be hidden or disguised by self-love. It is often a necessary precondition to enable us to tackle those defects with God’s help, and so improve our Christian living.
Lessons in Love
A new article in the series on human love. "We must respect and seek the truth if we are to love wisely."