The Biblical prohibition on taking the Lord’s name in vain is rather clear. Exodus 20:7 reads: "You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless ...

“To speak the Lord’s name, unless instructed to do so, is to wrap yourself in the divine mantle, to summon God in support of your own purposes,” Leon Kass writes in his commentary on Exodus.

Because “every one who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved” (Rom. 10:13; Joel 2:32), when we are baptized in the triune Name, God the Father sends “the Spirit of his Son into our ...

Blessed Giustino 'Justin' Russolillo founded the Society of Divine Vocations in 1920. (photo: Public Domain) Father Roger Landry World May 13, 2022 ...

Amen. The Archbishop introduces the Blessing Our help is in the name of the Lord: Who hath made heaven and earth. Blessed be the name of the Lord. Now and henceforth, world without end. Amen.

declares the Lord, "plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11 24. "Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him." - Psalm 34:8 ...

God knows. Prayer for the Canonization of Blessed Solanus Casey O God, I adore You. I give myself to You. May I be the person You want me to be, and May Your will be done in my life today.

The Catholic Church recognizes seven sacraments. Of these, the Eucharist stands apart. St. Thomas Aquinas called it the “Sacrament of Sacraments.” The Eucharist is the real presence of Jesus ...

Kippur, as in the name of Yom Kippur, denotes atonement, a translation that as “at-one-ment,” can be read, being for the sins that we’ve committed a great cure, ...