The Gospel of Grace
“There is a name for the wonderful act by which God reveals his inner secret to us, calls us into his inner life and transmits something of his divine Life to our very souls. The name is grace.” – Fr. James Brent, O.P.
“There is a name for the wonderful act by which God reveals his inner secret to us, calls us into his inner life and transmits something of his divine Life to our very souls. The name is grace.” – Fr. James Brent, O.P.
“God works to increase his grace or supernatural life in our souls, but God also calls us to participate in the process of growth through our free choices and various practices. Every one of us is called to go on a journey from the land of our bondages to the land of the living God in the heavenly places.” Fr. James Brent, O.P. invites us on a spiritual journey in the first post of his new series.
Our faith teaches that God perfects us as we are, as He has created us. So this nature in itself isn’t necessarily ‘bad’, it simply needs perfecting.
God can bring good out of–and into– the very darkest places, Joseph Hollcraft was reminded in an unexpected way.
How did the Catholic Church heal this divide? What brought a loving Protestant couple’s marriage to ruins and how did the Catholic Church heal this
Dr. Anthony Lilles reflects on true Christian prayer and how it draws us into relationship with the Holy Trinity.
What happens if your spouse does not want to get their previous marriage annulled? Are you outside of sanctifying grace? What can you do? Father John Bartunek answers a reader’s question.
Holy Communion preserves and increases all the various virtues, which are bestowed upon your soul together with sanctifying graces.
Dan Burke and Melissa Elson interview author Jeannie Ewing about her book “From Grief to Grace: The Journey from Tragedy to Triumph” and how we can cope with such in a healthy, faithful way.
Anthony Lilles reflects on sanctifying grace in this excerpt from his book “Fire From Above” published by Sophia Institute Press.