ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI AS A MODEL             One of these illustrious men whose praise will not cease to be sung in the history of the Church is St. Francis of Assisi, a man who in his quest for greatness abandoned all he owned to follow Christ. St. Francis of Assisi was born into the…

FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR A YOUTH THIS IS EXCERPTED FROM A CATHOLIC WEBSITE: http://www.bigccatholics.com CAN’T I DO WHATEVER I WANT AS LONG AS I DON’T HURT ANYBODY? Some people believe that a moral action should be judged on its consequences. If no-one is hurt, then it is likely that the action was acceptable. How…

“Now let us praise illustrious men, our ancestors in their successive generations… some of them left a name behind so that their praises are still sung” (Sir. 44: 1-8). This extract from the beautiful eulogy of the sacred orator, Ben Sira, reminds me of the lives of the saints, the college of the blessed and…

ROMAN CATHOLIC POPES ARE CHRIST’S VICARS “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hades will not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and…