We are not self-defined, but God defined. One of the ways that God defines us is “justified”. Justified means that when God looks at us, he sees us as blameless, righteous, and holy. You cannot be justified by your heritage, and you can’t earn your justification. Justification is a gift from God and nothing more.
Baptism is something that has caused enormous amounts of confusion, division, fear, uncertainty, family pressure, emotion, and tension. But why? The Catholic Church teaches...
You can’t have your best us without kindness.
When it comes to guilt, many of us naturally lean in one of two ways: we wallow in it by reliving the past, or...
