Our Lady’s Good Counsel
Our Lady of Good Counsel - Mater Boni Consilii - is one of the many titles of the Virgin Mary, this one dating back...
Saint Mark and the Resurrection
At Easter Sunday Mass, you heard the closing verses of Saint Mark’s Gospel, or almost so. I say “almost” because our lectionary omits the...
Glimpses Into True Leisure
(A reflection on the proper Catholic notion of 'leisure' from contributor Rebecca Jacobson, fitting for this Easter week of Sundays. Gaudeamus in Domino, quia...
Pope Benedict and Saint Anselm
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
Saint Anselm
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The Benedictine Abbey of Sant'Anselmo is located on the Aventine Hill...
The Resurrection was Real, and is the Foundation of our Faith – Alleluia!
(From a Regina Coeli address of Pope Saint John Paul II, April 21st, 1996):
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
1. In the liturgical season running from Easter...
Bach’s Easter Oratorio
A very joyous and blessed Easter to all our readers! Alleluia!
Here, we offer Bach's Easter Oratorio, the companion piece to his Passions. First...
Alleluia, He is Risen!
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden...
Stripping of the Altar, the Babylonian Captivity, and Properly Approaching Restrictions on the Traditional...
Having passed through the veiling of images during Passion week to the Stripping of the Altar on Holy Thursday (for those of you who...
Looking Upon the Cross of Christ
At the sight of that Cross for which Jesus said:Â When I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself (John...
The Physical Effects of the Scourging and Crucifixion of Jesus
Much has been written about the physical and psychological effects of the crucifixion of Jesus, often by surgeons, psychiatrists, and other doctors. While well-intentioned,...
