by JoAnne Thorn “…Do not think that I have come to abolish the law. I have not come to abolish, but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law…” (Matthew 5:17-18) Living as a ...
As a lifelong Catholic, I must thank my parents for making it possible for me to attend Catholic School up to eighth grade. My experiences at St. James School and Parish in Miami were the foundation of my adult faith. I am grateful to the Dominican Sisters who taught me, especially Sister Jovana, as well ...
by JoAnne Thorn Lectio Divina, also called Sacred Reading, is an ancient method of prayer, used often in the early centuries of the Church. The tradition is carried on today by monastic communities, but the Catholic Church still recommends it as a method of prayer for all. To begin a Lectio Divina prayer, one must place ...
In our devotion to Mary we must pray that our own lives be rooted in the virtues of the...
The Blessed Virgin Mary, because of her profound humility, had no other ambition than to do the will of...
