According to Saint Athanasius, the devil fought Agios Antonios by afflicting him with boredom, laziness (akedia), and the phantoms of women, which he overcame ...
CNS photo/Vatican Media When children are baptized, their parents and the church are giving them the greatest gift ever: the gift of faith ... of the cross on the infant’s forehead after he and the ...
Because not every church is empty, nor are all people dispirited. There are those places in which ecclesial life is robust, and prayer is lively. At the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City, ...