Category: Religion

” Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath day.” Six days of the week we devote to our worldly cares. One day of the week we consecrate to God. God said : “Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath day.” By divine inspiration the Apostles made Sunday the Lord’s day. We are bound, under pain of mortal […]

“Honor thy father and thy mother.” The home is built upon the Sacrament of Matrimony. The father is the head of the family; the mother is his help-mate. God gives children to husband and wife. They are to care for them, train them in virtue, and prepare them for their true home in heaven. The […]

“Thou shalt not kill.” God gave us our life ; we must use it according to His will. We live here on earth to serve God; we are preparing for heaven. Hence we must take proper care of our own life and health. We respect all human life ; for God is the Lord of […]

“Thou shalt not commit adultery.” “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife.” God decides how we are to use all things created. It is thus with our soul and body. God wants us to use them for His service here on earth. Both our body and our soul are destined for eternal life with God. […]

God is eternal. He is unchangeable, all-wise, all-just, all-merciful, omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent. Children, the last time you told me how God made the sun, the moon, and the stars. Perhaps you will tell me about them again to-day. What does the sun make you think about? What do you think about when you look […]

God told us many things about Himself, about heaven,, and about the angels. He told us about the Blessed Trinity. God sent the patriarchs and the prophets to tell us many things. Then our Lord Himself came. He told us more than all the others. Then our Lord sent the Apostles to tell us many […]

God has told us about the three divine persons. The three divine persons are equal. The three divine persons can do all things. The three divine persons know all things. The three divine persons love us. The three divine persons are called the Blessed Trinity. We pray to the Blessed Trinity. We shall see the […]

God made the angels pure and holy. The angels are spirits; they are more perfect beings than men. The angels love God; they dwell in joy and peace with God. Our guardian angels watch over us. They love us very much; they speak to our hearts without words; they want to lead us to God. […]

Lucifer and many of the angels rebelled against God. They thought they could live without God. Then they were cast into hell. There they will suffer forever. The devils hate God. They try to lead people away from Him. They put bad thoughts into people’s minds. They tempt them to sin. But God helps to […]

0N summer days along the Hudson’s upper reaches one sees soiled trampers going in for a cleansing dip, and as the river sweeps by New York City hundreds of sewers discharge their filth into its waters to be carried out into the purifying salt ocean. The river is a means of cleanliness and health. So […]