Goel Redeemer, the Avenger of Blood
Jesus has redeemed sinners through his passion, death, and resurrection, and this paschal mystery can never be fully grasped by the human mind. However,...
Mediocrity and the Human Heart
I once read an article entitled, âThe Devil Wants You to Settle in Your Relationshipâ; quite frankly, I do not think it could be...
The Nativity Fast in the âAdventâ of the East
(On this memorial of the Eastern saint, John of Damascus, here is a reflection worth pondering on the ascetical practices of the Eastern rite....
Let us Imitate the Patience of the Saints
As the madness continues and we deal with patently irrational policies enforced in both the secular and the ecclesiastical realm, it is important for...
Augustine’s Monastic Mission
The first bishop of Canterbury, Augustine (+604), pronounced in England, âAustinâ, was a Roman citizen, like the âotherâ Augustine, of Hippo, who lived over...
The Ratzinger Report Revisited
The Italian journalist and Catholic convert Vittorio Messori in 1985 published his two hundred page interview with Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict...
Second Sunday: Do Whatever He Tells You
His mother said to the servants, âDo whatever he tells youâ (Jn. 2:5). ⧟
In the Gospel of St. John which we have just heard,...
A Review of Creed II: Reflections on the Rocky Saga & the Intrinsic Value...
The eighth âchapterâ of the Rocky series, Creed II, was released on November 21. Continuing in the tradition of the previous seven chapters of...
The Tragic Dignity of Margaret Pole
A brief mention of today's saint, Blessed Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (+1541), the daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, who was in turn...
The Devil Inside
On November 22nd, 1997 â the memorial of the patroness of music, Saint Cecelia - the lead singer of the 80âs rock band INXS,...
