Articles by Mary Kris I. Figueroa

Magnificat is the Canticle of Mary (from the Latin ‘canticulum’ or ‘canticum’ which means ‘song’). This prayer, a personal favorite of mine that I daily say, is recited or sung every night in Lauds or Evening Prayer in the Liturgy of the Hours. Although nightly prayed by the consecrated, every …

Saint Michael the Archangel is the leader of all the Angels and the Army of God, against Satan and demons.

The way of the world is different from the way of God.

When we do something, we should think whether it is good for our soul, would make us a better person in serving others, and then we give our very best, with Jesus Christ in our mind to make it pleasing to Him.

Protestants (and other ‘Christian’ sects, such as Born Again) often say that they are ‘Christ-centered,’ while we Catholics are not. But in fact, it is actually Catholics who are Christ-centered. The Eucharist is the Center of the Church, because it is Jesus Christ Himself in the flesh. He is only …

Very commonly, the sentences “All praise and glory to God / His Name!” and “To God be the glory” are used! You see them all the time in social media posts. In television dramas and programs, they are in the end credits, even there are no values the viewers can …

There are times when people hate us for no apparent reason, or they start a fight with us over simple things and senseless matters, or spread untrue gossips about us. It would then cause us to feel angry towards them, and trigger much hatred inside us, which cause us to …

Just like some of the Saints who had a vision of hell, the Devil spoke of how horrifying Hell is. Our desire must be to get to Heaven. And we can do so by striving to be holy and receiving the Sacraments faithfully in the Roman Catholic Church. The doctrine …

This day is the First Sunday of Advent. Now that the first of the Advent wreath candles is lit up, we Catholics prepare for the first coming of Jesus Christ when He was born on Christmas Day. Advent comes from the Latin word ‘adventus’ which means ‘coming’. But this ‘coming’ …

Our Blessed Mother, 185 years ago, instructed Sister Catherine Laboure (who celebrates her feast day tomorrow) to “Have a medal struck upon this model. Those who wear it will receive great graces, especially if they wear it around their neck.” The Medal of the Immaculate Conception is more known to …