Institute of Catholic Culture

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." — Galatians 5:22-23

Does God, in His divinity, suffer along with us? Fr. Weinandy explores the union of natures in Christ and what it means for our salvation.

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth." — John 1:14 (Part 5/5)

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth." — John 1:14 (Part 4/5)

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth." — John 1:14 (Part 3/5)

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth." — John 1:14 (Part 2/5)

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth." — John 1:14 (Part 1/5)

Each Lent we deepen our interior conversion of heart through works of penance, namely, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Their purpose is not to make us feel or appear gloomy, but rather in them we find deep joy in the working of grace.

In addition to retaking much of the Roman Empire from the barbarian kingdoms of Europe, sixth-century Byzantine emperor Justinian promulgated a legal code which helped lift the West out of its tribal past and into the rule of law.

The Church teaches euthanasia is a moral evil, but many Catholics are still conditioned by the false premises at the root of our culture's attitude towards death. The medieval 'ars moriendi' offers a more robust model for dying well.