Latest Blog Posts for BIG C CATHOLICS

• TOB Tuesday: Original Nakedness
  on Dec 20, 2016 in Adam & Eve Human Sexuality
  Editor's note: Each Tuesday we will feature posts discussing Saint John Paul the Great's Theology of the Body; his reflection on our nature and life as persons made in the image and likeness of God, conjugal love, the meaning of celibacy, and the ete...
• Five Themes in Isaiah's Prophecies of Christ's Birth
  on Dec 20, 2016 in Incarnation Isaiah Jesus Christ Reflection Sacred Scripture
  First, there’s a sense of something wholly new. “See, I’m doing something new. Now it springs forth. Do you not perceive it?” So Isaiah 43:19 declares. Isaiah trembles with excitement at the sense of something wholly new and unexpected. The e...
• Saint Peter Canisius, the Second Apostle of Germany
  on Dec 20, 2016 in Council of Trent Doctor of the Church Jesuits Pope Benedict XVI Pope Leo XIII Pope Pius IX Pope Pius XI Protestant Reformation Saint St. Ignatius of Loyola St. Peter Canisius
  December 21st, is the optional memorial of Saint Peter Canisius (1521-1597) the 16th century Dutch Jesuit priest and Doctor of the Church, who played a major role in the Council of Trent and the Counter Reformation. His extensive writing in theology...
• Christmas Novena 2016 | Day 4
  on Dec 19, 2016 in Abortion Advent Christmas Jesus Christ Novenas Pro-Life The Nativity
  December 19, 2016Today, we pray for an openness to life. Also, that we will be open to the Lord’s promptings each day, and to all of His blessings. We pray that society as a whole will be respectful of the gift of new life from God. May the culture...
• A Reflection on Saint Luke's Infancy Narrative
  on Dec 19, 2016 in Annunciation Archangel Gabriel Elizabeth Gospel of Luke Incarnation John the Baptist Sacred Scripture The Nativity Virgin Mary Zechariah
  Angel Appearing to Zacharias, Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1490.St. Luke devotes the first two chapters of his Gospel to events in the infancy of Christ. Luke's infancy narratives consider six episodes structured in pairs about the early lives of John...
• Christmas Novena 2016 | Day 5
  on Dec 19, 2016 in Abortion Advent Christmas Jesus Christ Novenas Pro-Life The Circumcision of Christ
  December 20, 2016The Christmas Novena - Day 5 – LoveO Lord, infant Jesus, inspire in us Your selfless love! You humbled yourself to become like us in all things but sin, and even humbled yourself to die on a cross. We pray that...
• G. K. Chesterton and C. S. Lewis Agree: What Every Christian Must Acknowledge
  on Dec 19, 2016 in Apologetics C. S. Lewis G. K. Chesterton Garden of Eden God Philosophers Philosophy Reflection Satan Theology
  Consider the following: Our original state of grace was forfeited when our first parents rejected God's love in favor of the Devil's lies. God loves us so much that even if you were the only person to have ever lived, Christ would have suffered and d...
• Repost: Why Isn’t Jesus Named Emmanuel?
  on Dec 18, 2016 in Advent Gospel of Matthew Incarnation Isaiah Jesus Christ St. Joseph
  The following is reposted from December of last year. We present it here for your consideration:In Matthew’s Gospel, an angel appears to Joseph in a dream and tells him, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.
• Homily for the Nativity of The Lord, (Christmas) December 25, 2016, Year A
  on Dec 18, 2016 in Catholic Church Christmas Fr. Charles Irvin God Homily Incarnation Isaiah Jesus Christ The Good News The Nativity
  Fr. Charles IrvinSenior PriestDiocese of Lansing(Click here for today’s readings)My dear brothers and sisters, all of our ideals, all of our dreams of what we want to be, and of what our world can be… all of our visions and understandings of God,...
• Christmas Novena 2016 | Day 3
  on Dec 18, 2016 in Abortion Advent Christmas Jesus Christ Novenas Pro-Life The Expectation of Birth
  December 18, 2016Today we pray for all those who work to uphold the dignity of life. Many of them do this work with little or no thanks or recognition. They are selfless foot soldiers in the effort to advance the culture of life. Please pray for thei...

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