Death to Self – Asceticism of Marriage
They fight their battles in living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, prayer corners, offices, cars, Church kneelers and dining rooms.
St. Jerome: to Mortify the World
“For fear of hell I have condemned myself to such a dungeon.”
The Crib, the Cross and the Crown
Above: the Demidoff Altarpiece, (Carlo Crivell, 1476). St. Stephen appears in the upper right corner next to St. Thomas: The Crib, the Cross and the Crown. These three objects serve different functions in the life of Christ and the reality of our salvation and yet are intertwined in an incredible way. The Church draws our…