Allow me to be eaten by the beasts, which are my way of reaching to God. I am God's wheat, and I am to be ground by the teeth of wild beasts, so that...
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa - who has offered himself in exchange for the Hamas hostages - has requested a day of prayer and fasting for Tuesday, October the 17th for the...
Men do not live long without gods; but when the gods of the New Paganism come they will not be merely insufficient, as were the gods of Greece, nor merely false; they will be...
There is much talk of the 'last days', the apocalypse, the end of the world. In in the midst of the turmoil that swirls around us - but hopefully not within us - Catholics,...
We pray for the victims, and in a different way for the perpetrators, of the terrorist attacks on Israel- being described as their '9-11', as the violence in this world increases, and charity grows...
Be nothing solicitous: but in every thing, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasseth all understanding, keep your hearts and...
A friend and sometime contributor to these pages, Tate Pumfrey, has a recent article over in OnePeterFive, on the 'ideal' Mass, which provides much food for thought.
One thought is that, whatever we think of...
The long-awaited, or dreaded, depending on one's perspective, Synod on Synodality begins today, and we pray that whatever God wills from this, whether antecedently or permissively, may come to pass. We may have some...