The idea of being judged when we die can seem terrifying. Yet Catholic Church teaching about death and judgement is not intended to scare us, but rather to empower us to live this life for the next world. When we recall the loving mercy of God, we can greet death not with fear but with hope.
The saints are not just heroic people who live in history books. They are ordinary Christians who tried to love God with their whole hearts. We can ask them to pray for us. Why would we do that?
When was the last time you walked out of Mass and felt truly different, knowing that what you have just experienced was something momentous and life-changing? It is very easy to go to Mass out of habit and to forget the significance of what we are participating in. Here we suggest ten ways that you can more fully appreciate the Mass, with the help of The CTS Sunday Missal 2024.
On the Day of the Great Killing in 1946, the streets of Calcutta literally ran red with blood. There were no shops open or deliveries of food or goods. And yet Mother Teresa had 300 boarding school girls to feed. Discover the story of how Mother Teresa ventured out into the dangerous streets to feed her students, at great risk to her own safety.
Auschwitz, 1941. Amidst the great hate of the Nazi death camp, one man managed - for a brief moment - to turn the camp into "a city of love" with his heroic sacrifice. This is the legacy of St Maximilian Kolbe.
Be inspired by the wisdom of St John Henry Newman on the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
