Pope Benedict on Pope Saint Leo the Great
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 5 March 2008
Saint Leo the Great
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Continuing our journey through the Fathers of the Church, true...
Belloc’s Tarantella – and as Sung by Old Thunder Himself
Tarantella by Hilaire Belloc
Do you remember an Inn,
Miranda?
Do you remember an Inn?
And the tedding and the spreading
Of the straw for a bedding,
And the fleas...
When I Die, Do I Want to Be a…Tree?
This phrase recently appeared in the Ottawa Citizen in an article on the greening of death, a quote from Susan Koswan, a Waterloo writer...
The Titanic, Father Thomas Byles, and Laying Down One’s Life
On Monday 15 April 1912 the RMS Titanic sank in the deep waters of the North Atlantic taking with her more than 1,500 lives. Among...
A Brief History of Vaccines, Their Efficacy and Why These Ones Are Different
âTo vaccinate or not to vaccinate, that is the questionâ, soliloquised Piglet, âsince all vaccines are equal, but some vaccines are more equal than...
A Brief Reflection on What is Poetry
I believe poetry is the highest of mankindâs literary achievements, timeless, appealing down the ages, revealing imagery of the poetâs struggles and experiences, stresses...
Queenship of Mary
The 22nd of August of the feast of the Queenship of Mary, which this year falls on a Sunday, one week after the Assumption....
The True Meaning of Poverty: Twenty Eighth Sunday
âHow hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of Godâ (Mk. 10:24).
As with many of Our Lordâs sayings,...
Third Sunday of Advent: Rejoice, in Integrity and Constancy
The Lord your God, is in your midstâŠHe will renew you in His love (Zeph. 3:17). ⧟
The third Sunday of Advent is known as...
Fifth Sunday: The Mystery of Mercy
But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesusâ knees, saying. âGo away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!â(Lk....
