The Catholic Cafe

For many folks, it seems that Mary, under her title of Our Lady of Guadalupe, is particularly reserved for those faithful in Mexico, where the apparition took place. While the people of Mexico do have a strong devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, she intercedes on behalf of all of us in South, Central and Northern America.

For a many of us, as we hurry to get all of the shopping, baking and decorating done, we may have actually forgotten how best to prepare for the blessed season of Christmas, by remembering Advent.

Leah Libresco Sargeant, a former atheist from Long Island, New York, became a Catholic and now ministers to those who have fallen into the humanist, secular and godless culture of the world.

As we celebrate the last Sunday of the Liturgical year, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe, we must ask ourselves how our lives should be different if we actually lived what we say we believe, that Christ is our King.

Many fear the Second Coming partly because of the biblical description of the End of Days which the Church proclaims to us as the liturgical year comes to a close. But, we should not fear the time of Judgment as much as welcome the Victory of our Lord over sin and death.

The stories of the gifts of the widows from the Old Testament reading from 1 Kings and from the Gospel of Mark speak of the great sacrifice in giving, but also in great trust that the Lord will provide to those who trust in him.

Especially when we struggle in life, we must realize the great power of the Lord in the Communion of the Saints and accept the daily gift of our family in heaven.

In the Gospel of Mark, we see the blind man Bartimaeus call out to Jesus and ask to be healed. Understanding the biblical stories of physical blindness as images of spiritual blindness can help us heal and lead us closer to Jesus.

We are typically aware of the fact that Jesus tells us that we must be the servant of others, but we really need to challenge ourselves NOT to lord it over others.

When St. Paul instructs us to put on the armor of God, he is revealing a powerful and mighty truth to us that is vitally relevant even today as we continue to contend with the Devil.

Evangelist and Catholic Speaker Matthew Leonard joins us to help us see that seeking divine intimacy with God should be the ultimate and end goal of every Christian.

There is something beautiful about being human. In fact, there is something divinely beautiful. Discover what makes our ability to EXPERIENCE life something that our loving Creator intended for us.

The second chapter of the Book Of Wisdom contains a telling prophecy of the Crucifixion, but it also offers us a rare glimpse into the mind of the crucifier.

Saint James is rather blunt when he tells us that faith without works is dead, but it does aptly underly the beautiful truth of our Catholic faith that teaches us that faith and works go hand in hand.

We must treat the treasures of the Church, those who are less powerful, wealthy and influential than us, will all the dignity they deserve as human beings if we want to bridge the great divide in the Church.