Practicing Charity During this Christmas season, charity is the most important thing. Jesus came to show us what it means to give of oneself completely; He became small in order to enter…
Christ Wants to Be Loved by You Through the Incarnation, the Word takes on man's condition, something we are unable to understand because of the depth of God's love and humility. When He is conceived, Christ assumes our…
14 Rules for Discerning Spirits Dear Beginner, I’ll leave you here with the first 14 Rules for Discerning Spirits, very profitable to anyone who is serious about becoming a saint. If you’re going into war, you…
A Meditation before the Nativity Scene Dear Beginner, Merry Christmas! Among all the things you are doing this Christmas season, make sure you spend time in prayer to remember the reason for the season. Light a…
4th Week of Advent: the Virginity of Mary Dear Beginner, Have you ever stopped to consider what we believe when we say that Jesus was "born of the Virgin Mary"? We know that Mary remained a virgin before, during…
3rd week of Advent: the Messenger Dear Beginner, Has the Lord sent a messenger to you? Has He put someone in your life who has been an example to you? Did He give you someone who, despite…
2nd Week of Advent: "Brood of Vipers" in Matthew 3 Dear Beginner, Looking at the readings for the second week of Advent, I must say how I love to see the vehemence of St. John the Baptist's reproach to the pharisees.…
1st Sunday of Advent: Wake up! Dear Beginner, Wake up! That phrase is the name of a program we have on HM Television about the Persecuted Christians, and it is also a theme for this week's Sunday…
Unplanned: What a Great—TRUE—Story! Dear Beginner, What a movie! I had heard about the testimony of Abby Johnson, but as you can imagine, it's a lot different seeing it played out in a film. If…
A Millennial Nun Responds As millennial nun, I would like to respond to the article “Behold, the Millennial Nuns” published on Huffington Post by Eve Fairbanks. The millennial generation is the generation born between…
What are you doing this Halloween? Dear Beginner, I’ve had it on my mind for a while to write about Halloween, but I just can’t bring myself to it. Here in Ireland they are trying to make…
Catholic youth listening to mainstream music? Dear Beginner, Being the youngest of my siblings, I began listening to mainstream music by the time I was 9 or 10. By "mainstream," I mean hip-hop/R&B/rock/techno/pop/rap... I think you get…
