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Mar 1, 2023 · A: A miracle is an extraordinary phenomenon that cannot be explained by any natural cause. In its glossary, the Catechism of the Catholic Church defines a miracle as “a sign or wonder such as a healing, or control of nature, which can only be attributed to divine power.”
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The glossary of the Catechism of the Catholic Churchdefines a miracle as “a sign or wonder, such as a healing or the control of nature, which can only be attributed to divine power. The miracles of Jesus were messianic signs of the presence of God.” Key here is the notion that a true miracle “can only be attributed to divine power”; it cannot be ex...
Around A.D. 700, at the Monastery of St. Longinus in Lanciano, Italy, a priest-monk whose name is unknown to us today was celebrating the Holy Eucharist. He had been struggling with his faith in the Real Presence when our Lord granted to this priest and to the world a miracle that even to this day continues to be visible proof of the truth of the E...
St. Bernadette Soubirous(1844-1879) is most famous for the Blessed Mother having visited her in 1858, when our Lady revealed herself as “the Immaculate Conception.” Occurring just four years after Pope Blessed Pius IX had declared this to be a dogma, it was as though the Church had received confirmation from heaven of this truth the Pope had “bound...
Born Christmas day 1939, in Ribera, Sicily, Gemma Di Giorgiwas born without pupils in her eyes. Doctors declared there was nothing that could be done for her. At the age of seven, she was taken by her grandmother on the long journey to San Giovanni Rotondo to see St. Pio of Pietrelcina, known then as Padre Pio. There are differing accounts of the a...
The Medical Office of Lourdes was established in 1882 as an aid for the Church in discerning which alleged miracles at Lourdes would be approved as such by the Church. In 1947, the National Medical Committee of Lourdes (which in 1954 became the International Medical Committee of Lourdes) was established to further scrutinize phenomena presented by ...
When Jesus uttered the words, “I and my Father are one” in John 10:30, boldly declaring his divinity, he knew that he would not believed. After all, this was an incredible claim to make to a first-century Jewish audience. However, notice our Lord’s response: If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; but if I do them, even th...
Oct 28, 2021 · In Catholic tradition, miracles represent more than physical healing. They also confirm what Jesus preached: that God is willing to intervene in people’s lives and can take away their...
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May 14, 2018 · The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains the importance of miracles for the Christian believer: “the miracles of Christ and the saints, prophecies, the Church’s growth and holiness, and her...
This is the aim of both the Synoptics and the Fourth Gospel—to show by means of the miracles the truth of the Son of God and to lead to the faith which is the beginning of salvation.
Jan 21, 2022 · You have probably heard that in order for someone to be declared a saint they (usually) need to have two miracles attributed to their intercession. But how does the Catholic Church decide...
Our fascination with miracles is inextricably tied up with our fear of death. Miracles give us hope for preservation from suffering and, ultimately, an escape from death. They not only give us hope for a short-term solution to a problem facing us, but more importantly, they reveal the reality of God and so give us hope for the ultimate solution ...
