Encyclical on the Eucharist by Saint Pope John Paul II
The beginning of this great saints letter to “Bishops, Priests and Deacons, Men and Women in the Consecrated Life and all the lay faithful” is an important Magisterial document for single lay faithful to read. The Magisterium gives us the teachings we need…
Chastity and a Eucharist Centered Life
Chastitiy and a Eucharist Centered Life The Catechism of the Catholic Church, #2338, relates the “integrity of the person” to the call to chastity: “The chaste person maintains the integrity […]
“Mystery of Love for the Single” by Fr. Dominic J. Unger, O.F.M.
“Virginal love (or perpetual celibacy), is not an impediment to the full realization of one’s personality. It is not only no hinderance to the fullest attainment of one’s final end, but it promotes that attainment as nothing else can. It not only does not hinder the realization of a perfect personality; it is, very positively, the completion, the sublimation, the perfection of human personality.
For St. Thérèse, the Holy Eucharist Is the Big Secret Behind the Little Way by Fr. Roger Landry, ncregister.com
She called it “the most wonderful day of my life … that first kiss of Jesus in my heart — it was truly a kiss of love. I knew that I was loved and said, ‘I love you, and I give myself to you forever.”