Tag: Catholic faith
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The Miraculous Staircase of Loretto Chapel: The Mystery of St. Joseph’s Carpenter
The extraordinary story of a mysterious carpenter, nine days of prayer, and a remarkable staircase that has inspired Catholic devotion for generations. In the historic city of Santa Fe, New Mexico, stands a beautiful Gothic Revival chapel containing one of America’s most extraordinary examples of nineteenth-century woodworking. Known as the Loretto Chapel, this former Catholic…
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THE CROSS BEFORE CALVARY? — EZEKIEL 9
There is a mysterious scene in Ezekiel that Christians have been reflecting on for centuries. Before judgment falls upon Jerusalem, God commands the man clothed in linen: “Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem: and mark Thau upon the foreheads of the men that sigh, and mourn for all the…
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Amen, Amen: Faith, Works, Sacraments, and the Gospel of John
Brothers and sisters in Christ, and especially my Protestant brothers and sisters, I want to begin with a simple question. If every outward action connected with salvation is dismissed as a “work,” then what do we do with the Gospel of John? When we read John carefully, we find that Jesus repeatedly presents divine grace…
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From Jerusalem To Rome: WHEN The Shadow Gave Way To The Body
Could ancient Jewish tradition have unknowingly preserved signs pointing to Christ? Yoma 39b records that several Temple signs ceased about forty years before Jerusalem’s destruction in AD 70—roughly the time of the Crucifixion. Seen alongside Hebrews, Romans, and the Gospel accounts, these traditions invite a profound reflection on the passing of the old sacrificial order,…