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“Flog your enemies with the Name of Jesus, for there is no weapon more powerful in heaven or on earth.” – St. John Climacus“Blessed be the Name of Jesus.” – The Divine Praises Among the spiritual weapons in our arsenal, there are none as powerful as the Holy Name of Jesus. The saints have healed the sick, conquered temptation, demolished heresies, driven away demons, and converted sinners by invoking this powerful name. It is the name that signifies our hope and our salvation. In fact, Jesus is the most powerful name in heaven and earth, and Scripture tells us that “at...

Featured Term (selected at random):IESUS HOMINUM SALVATOR Jesus Savior of Men. Latin inscription found on early Christian monuments. Abbreviated I.H.S. All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

What on earth could draw a crowd of men like you see pictured above? (No, it's not a diaconate ordination in Santa Barbara -- though it's close.) It's just a typical rally of the Holy Name Society for the Archdiocese of New York in 1936. As Dr. McNamara points out: Founded by the Dominicans in the thirteenth century to venerate the name of Jesus, the Holy Name Society was introduced to the United States in the 1860’s. By the 1950’s there were over two thousand societies in the United States, and it was common for most men in the parish...

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z       Home > Catholic Encyclopedia > B > St. Bernardine of Siena Join New Advent's Catholic mailing list! Start your FREE subscription today. <!input type=hidden name=goto_url value="home_link"> <!input type=hidden name=goto_text value="Click here to return to home_link"> <!input type=hidden name=redirect value="redirect_link"> Handbook of Christian Apologetics: Hundreds of Answers to Crucial Questions By Peter Kreeft and Ronald K. Tacelli. Sensible and concise, witty and wise, the authors offer compelling arguments for and defenses of...