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Review of Dominus Est

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    Dominus Est written by Bishop Athanasius Schneider is a moving work that is a must read. This piece is a rather quick read, but every page is packed with information. Schneider's love of the Eucharist comes through so clearly and inspires that same love in the heart of the reader. The bishop begins the book speaking from his own experience and that of his mother and other family members of  going to great lengths in order to receive Christ in the Eucharist while living under atheistic soviet rule. He continues in the next few chapters to speak of the Church fathers and pulls in the faith of Eastern Catholics. He ends the book by focusing on "the example of the Protestants" in this section it is almost a what not to do type of attitude. The vigor and passion with which he writes is something to be admired. His entire book is based off of historical evidence and the examples of the Latin rite and Eastern rites. This book will well up a great love of our Eucharistic Lord
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What is Faith?

    This is a question we so rarely ask ourselves. When asked about what is faith many different answers were given but all had the same general idea. Fr. Michael Martine a local pastor and canon lawyer said "Belief in God trust in God. Knowing that we are dependent on God and knowing that God takes care of our needs", while someone else gave a much shorter answer "Reasonable trust". The catechism tells us "Faith is the theological virtue by which we believe in God and believe all that he has said and revealed to us, and that Holy Church proposes for our belief, because he is truth itself. By faith "man freely commits his entire self to God." (CCC 1814). Faith is hard, we have the scriptures and there have been Miracles in our modern age, from "smaller" Eucharistic ones, to "larger" ones such as Padre Pio's gifts of bilocation and healing. Even with these signs, at the darker moments in our lives keeping faith often seems nearl
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