493. Although it says only "you shall not commit adultery" why does the sixth commandment forbid all sins against chastity? Although the biblical text of the Decalogue reads "you shall not commit adultery" (Exodus 20:14), the Tradition of the Church comprehensively follows the moral teachings of the Old and New Testaments and considers the sixth commandment … Continue reading Catechism of The Catholic Church Teaching on Chastity

The readings below are taken from today's http://www.divineoffice.org Office of Readings. First is the Apostle St. Paul's letter to Timothy which appears in our Bibles - New Testament Scripture. Timothy came under the tutelage of St. Paul as his beloved "son". Timothy was ordained bishop. The second reading does not appear in Scripture but comes … Continue reading 2 Readings on the Importance of The Church Structure: Bishops, Priests, Deacons

Our foes are really our own distorted thoughts and selfish habits, which wreak more damage than we often imagine. "We have sinned, been wicked and done evil; we have rebelled and departed from your commandments and your laws. But yours, O Lord, our God, are compassion and forgiveness!" - Daniel 9:5,9. Gracious and merciful is … Continue reading Who Are Our Real Foes?

OREMUS COMMUNICATIONS OCTOBER 2017 NEWSLETTER Dear Friends, Oremus Communications continues to pray for a number of important petitions including the victims of numerous natural disasters. For example, Hurricane Harvey and its destruction in the Caribbean and in TexasLouisiana area. Then Hurricane Irma hit many of the same areas as did Hurricane Harvey, especially, Puerto Rico … Continue reading Oremus Communications October 2017 Newsletter

I tell my children to stand for something or you will fall for anything. We live in a culture of half truths, don't judge me and stay quiet in your beliefs and this is wrong thinking and living and damaging to society. You are either all in or all out, there is no halfway! I … Continue reading I Stand With Church Teaching!

                                               OREMUS  COMMUNICATIONS SEPTEMBER 2017 NEWSLETTER                Greetings everyone.  At the time of this writing, the flooding situation in Houston, Texas and areas of Louisiana  is dire and looks to get even worse.  Our hearts and prayers go out to the millions of people being affected by this natural disaster.  In addition, our prayers … Continue reading Oremus Communications September 2017 Newsletter

THE DOMINICAN SOUL Fr. M. M. Philipon, OP A DOMINICAN SOUL is a soul of light whose rapt gaze dwells in the inaccessible splendor wherein God conceals Himself. It lives with Him by faith, is in the company of the Three Divine Persons; a true child of God, adopted through grace into the very Family … Continue reading The Dominican Soul

From the apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus by Pope Pius XII Your body is holy and excelling in splendor In their homilies and sermons on this feast the holy fathers and great doctors spoke of the assumption of the Mother of God as something already familiar and accepted by the faithful. They gave it greater clarity in their … Continue reading The Dogma of The Assumption

From the Letters of Maximilian Mary Kolbe Apostolic zeal for the salvation and sanctification of souls The burning zeal for God’s glory that motivates you fills my heart with joy. It is sad for us to see in our own time that indifferentism in its many forms is spreading like an epidemic not only among … Continue reading Maximilian Kolbe: Martyr of Charity

THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY: A BELIEF SINCE APOSTOLIC TIMES Father Clifford Stevens The Assumption is the oldest feast day of Our Lady, but we don't know how it first came to be celebrated.Its origin is lost in those days when Jerusalem was restored as a sacred city, at the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine … Continue reading Why We Celebrate The Feast of The Assumption of Mary, Mother of God