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...
Remember Man, That Thou Art Dust…Pope Benedict and Ash Wednesday
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Ash Wednesday
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
On this day, marked by the austere symbol of ashes, we enter...
Fifth Sunday of Easter, and Augustine’s Tale of Two Cities
I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out heaven from God…and I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘See,...
The Strength of the Transfiguration
So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a...
Nova et Vetera: Initial Insights on Artificial Intelligence
Recently, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and its Dicastery for Culture collaborated in constructing a document on the Church’s most...
When Empathy Fails the Pro-Life Movement, Natural Law Must Speak
If the case is as it seems to be and the newest generation of voters is simultaneously more wounded, jaded, and emotionally immature than...
What Have We Even Been Doing This Whole Time? AI and the Imago Dei
The very phrase “artificial intelligence” is an acknowledgement that AI is, in a pretty fundamental way, a likeness. It’s an imitation of human intelligence....
Blessed Emilie Tavernier-Gamelin and Walsingham
The Church in Canada venerates a number of Canadian saints and blesseds, almost all of them from Quebec, which was the only Catholic part...
“That Would be Tempting God!”: Conclaves and the Holy Spirit
Most of us have likely had humorous conversations regarding the need to study for an exam versus abandoning the outcome of said exam to...
The Black Madonna on her Miraculous Pilgrimage
During Advent, on December 12, we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It is an image traditionally held not to have been...
