Spiritual Strength

SENSUS FIDELIUM (sermon) "The Kiss of Love: Reparation to the Holy Face of Jesus Devotion" ~ Fr. Gregory Zannetti Sensus Fidelium (sermon) The Holy Face Relic and the Work of Reparation ~ Fr. Gregory Zannetti  (Shrove Tuesday 2022) Sermon Transcript  (at the bottom of the page) Pictures from that Mass The Youtube Series: Caoimhe Doyle   Curtis Voeltner   Donna Sue Berry Fr. Gregory Zannetti sermon at Solemn High Mass of Reparation to the Holy Face Fr. Lawrence Carney Mary Jane Zuzolo  (Great-Great-Great Niece of Sr. Mary of St. Peter) Pam Moon    (POWERPOINT) Pat Enk Watch All (Holy Face playlist of all guests in one) Books: The Shroud of Turin: A Case for Authenticity The Golden Arrow (1816-1848 On Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus) God Demands Reparation: The Holy Man of Tours: The Life of Leo Dupont The Manual of the Holy Face Veronica's Veil: Poems, Prayers, and Promises of the Holy Face Devotion Veronica's Veil: Companion Prayer Boo...

The Nature of Marriage     Marriage is ordered primarily towards procreation. We hear marriage is both unitive and procreative. This is true, but the order is important. Procreation is first, unitive (love) is second. Placing these two ends of marriage on equal footing will lead to serious misunderstandings, at best, mortal sin at worst.      Marriage is a covenant.  A mere contract is an exchange- I give you this, and you give me that. A covenant is- I give you all of myself, and you give me all of yourself. In other words, the stakes are higher.  This is not to say marriage is not a contract at all. In fact, the contractual nature of marriage has been under appreciated. Marriage is a matter of justice. A husband and wife give themselves entirely to one another. The body of one spouse, is at the reasonable disposal of the other spouse. Failure to use your body at the service of your spouse can even be as a mortal sin (as is the case for refusing the m...