Pentecost: Spiritus Veritatis
When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will...
Passions, Ford and Ireland’s Referendum
Adam Child’s playful take on women’s dressing, or dressing down, provides a humorous side to the debate on modesty, which does play in some...
Saint Bonaventure: Contemplatio in Actione
Who is this saint, Bonaventure of Bagnoregio, whose feast collect aptly describes him as a man of great learning and having the ardor of … charity?
Undoubtedly,...
Preaching the Primacy of the Family
It has always been difficult for the homilist to preach on the feast of the Holy Family. In the old days, the priest would...
A Brief History of Eminent Atheists
Here is a sober thought. Let us suppose we might be looking for the first atheists in the history of the world. My candidates...
The Term Pre-Embryo Within the Abortion Debate
It has been suggested by some, primarily within the pro-life movement, that the term pre-embryo should not be used in discussing the stages of...
Are Fairies Catholic?
Are fairies good Christians?
Many say they are not; that they are actually shrunken idols, worshipped into later ages by the people of the fens,...
The Holy Mass Part VI: The Bread of Life
This Sunday’s reflection is the sixth in a series of meditations on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, with specific references to the Ancient...
John Paul II at Lourdes
PILGRIMAGE
OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II
TO LOURDES ON THE OCCASION OF 150TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE PROMULGATION OF THE DOGMA
OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
HOMILY OF THE HOLY...
Ode to the dishwasher Â
(On this Thanksgiving morning, you might enjoy this wonderful poem from a Canadian mother, on the philosophy, nay, the very theology, of washing dishes,...
