As Christians, our faith in the Holy Trinity deeply inspires and invites us to live in a loving communion with all. We experience this communion in the life of Jesus, our Lord, who became human for the sake of humanity and offered a model through his social relationships. He reconciles humanity to God the Father by loving all and giving his own life, in the power of the Holy Spirit. Thus, he reveals the true purpose of human existence: communion with God and communion with hu
1. Both ideologies are strongly goal-oriented, mainly to usurp political, cultural and economic power. Ideology, according to the French Philosopher Jacques Maritain, is a constructed system of ideas, which serves to usurp and justify political, social and economic power. It is basically a distortion of truth by absolutizing what is only partial truth. 2. Both will hide their real ultimate goals and start from what is apparently good and harmless. Fascism will propose to save
The pursuit of happiness is a universal human endeavor. For the Christian, joy is not a fleeting emotion but a deep-seated fruit of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22), cultivated through specific, time-tested practices. These disciplines—prayer, gratitude, service, and love for Mary—are not merely spiritual commands; they are a roadmap to human flourishing, a fact increasingly corroborated by modern science. By examining the lives of the saints, we see these principles embodied
The Theotokos, Model of Faith: Affirming The Primacy of Christ and the Cooperative Role of Mary The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s Doctrinal Note, Mater Populi fidelis (Mother of the Faithful People) , serves as a crucial clarification regarding Marian titles and her cooperative role in the work of salvation, which must always be Christocentric. Accordingly, the document Mater Populi fidelis firmly grounds Mary’s singular position not as an object of devotion plac
The mornings in October felt different this year. The sunlight seemed softer, as if it too had chosen to bow before prayer. Our home in Dubai had settled into a quiet rhythm with the Daniel fasting prayers on Shalom Television. For twenty-one days, like Daniel the prophet in the Bible, we were learning to seek strength not through indulgence but through surrender. Zac surprised me when he said he wanted to join. I didn't expect that, especially during his busy board exam sche
The Capuchins The history of the Franciscan Movement covers a long period of eight centuries.After the death of St Francis in the General Chapter of Rietti, in 1232, Brother Elias was elected Minister General. He took to heart the spreading of the Order and gave permission to build large friaries in the cities, encouraged the centres of study of the Order and sent friars far and wide as missionaries. Obviously the residences of the friars began to be distinguished between la
