Cantate et Adorate, Pastores et Magi
A very blessed Solemnity of the Epiphany, or Second Sunday of Christmas, depending on where you're reading this. Here in Canada, the feast commemorating...
The Grace of Advent with three Popes
With its First Sunday we begin the season of Advent, and the Catechism has this to say:
When the Church celebrates the liturgy of Advent...
One Species of Human?
I'm not sure how much of Dr. Robin May's presentation (posted below) of the human fossil record is science, or fiction - like most...
An Open Letter to the French Speaking Bishops of Canada
(This is a crie-de-couer from a group of long-suffering young people in Quebec, hungering for the fullness of the Faith, of which they feel...
T.S. Eliot on Society and Religion
Thomas Sterns Eliot (1888-1965) was born in St. Louis, Missouri and migrated to England at the age of 25. As did the American novelist...
Of Romans and Mustard Seeds
If an early Christian had been asked to speculate where the centre of the Catholic Church on earth would end up, it's not inconceivable...
A Parable for Today, or Always Do Thy Duty
“All this Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed he said nothing to them without a parable.”
Some time ago an American missionary priest—we’ll...
The Inestimable Value of a Pilgrimage
Just as the beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord, we might say that the first step on the road to sanctity is...
Alleluia, He is Risen!
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden...
Benedict and Philip the Apostle
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 6 September 2006
Philip the Apostle
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
While we continue to outline the features of the various Apostles, as...
