Fr. Ben's latest for Crisis Magazine here, going further into the example given by the martyrs of Abitenae:
"Meanwhile, like Bishop Fundanus, many tasked with the leadership of their flocks have, if not actually volunteered to cooperate with the forced closure of their churches, been consistently and shockingly......
What we can learn from the story of the 49 Martyrs of Abintenae, what must be resisted and what is truly essential. "We must return to worship with renewed vigor and discipline... As St. Paul said, 'we fight against principalities and powers'; we will not have the strength without Sunday."
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We are living in a culture that asks us to compromise the truth. As Fr. Ben puts it in this week's reflection, "Many today not only claim there is no truth, or that truth is relative; they would also say they have no need of the freedom Christ brings because......
Jesus promised us that He never leave us nor forsake us and that He would send us the Holy Spirit, The Comforter, to be with us. This week Fr. Benedict shares with us the meaning of "The Comforter" and how the fire of the Holy Spirit is needed in the......
Do you have serious joy? What does the joy that endures through every trial and circumstance we face look like? Fr. Ben offers us insight into such joy this week and how we can obtain it. ...