Three Reasons to Read the Book of Jonah this Lent
Every year, the Wednesday after Ash Wednesday, the Mass readings revolve around the prophet Jonah. Not only does the first reading come from the...
Humility and the First Sunday of Lent
When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time (Lk. 4:13). ā§¾
On Ash Wednesday we began our observance...
What Is Holiness?
(In light of today's Gospel, on the calling of Levi, and our Lord eating with 'tax collectors and sinners', here are some fitting words...
The Eucharist Is the Best of the Past and the Best of the Future:...
(This sermon by Rev. Msgr. Vincent Nicholas Foy was preached at the evening MassĀ a week before Ash Wednesday that year, on Sunday, February...
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...
Reaping the Rotten Fruits of Relativism
Our nation is in great turmoil; and those who should provide us with moral leadership are either completely silent or dithering as they assess...
Why the Deuterocanon is Scripture
(As we make our way through the Sirach in the readings for Mass, also called Ecclesiasticus, a deuterocanonical book in the canon, considered 'apocryphal'...
Seventh Sunday and Forgiving What Seems Unforgiveable
Iāve been hearing confessions now for over fifty years, and I have noticed that there is one sin that comes up more than any...
Reflection on Antiqua and Nova: Part 2
Part 1 of this reflection on the recently released Vatican document, Antiqua et Nova (AN), focused on the first half of the document, which...
Joseph and Peter: A Josephological Apology for the Papacy
Today in the New Rite is the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter at Rome, celebrated in the Old Rite as the Feast...
