Catherine of Siena and Leaving the Church
What this 14th-century mystic can teach us about fidelity to Christ and to a Church in crisis Thomas McDermott, OP Since we are in Siena Italy today, I thought this…
The Sign of the Cross: It’s History, Meaning and Biblical Basis
SIGN OF THE CROSS By Steve Ray The Sign of the Cross is a ritual gesture by which we confess two important mysteries: the Trinity and the centrality of the…
Feast Day of St. Cyril of Jerusalem and the Church of the Resurrection
Today we celebrate St. Cyril f Jerusalem who was ordained a priest shortly after Emperor Constantine legalized Christianity in AD 313. Shortly after that Queen Helen (son of the emperor)…