Lassus’ Psalmi Poenitentialis

Orlando de Lassus (ca. 1532 - 1594), a Dutch composer of the late Renaissance, was also one of the most prolific and influential, up...

The Seven Penitential Psalms

When you are old—as I am—a single word or event can release a flood of memories. That happened to me when I noticed that...

Pope Francis Ends His Visit to Malta

On Sunday 3 April 2022, Pope Francis formally drew to a close his 36th apostolic visit which brought him to Malta. There have been...

Fifth Sunday of Lent: The Incarnate Mercy of God

I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord (Phil. 3:8). ⧾ Our Gospel reading today is taken...

Senses of Scripture in the Prodigal Son

In 1861, John William Burgon, the (Anglican) dean of Chichester cathedral, preached a sermon in Christ Church cathedral, Oxford, that included the following statement: THE...

Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

(Here is the text of the Act of Consecration which Pope Francis will pray today, in union with all the bishops of the world....

Ten Reasons Why I love Saint Joseph

One of the most loved figures within Christianity is certainly St Joseph, whose silence makes him more popular. Joseph preached and convinced by his...

Homily of Pope Benedict on Saint Joseph

APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF THE HOLY FATHER BENEDICT XVI TO CAMEROON AND ANGOLA (MARCH 17-23, 2009) EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION ON THE OCCASION OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE INSTRUMENTUM LABORIS HOMILY OF THE HOLY FATHER BENEDICT...

Gerard Manley Hopkins’ The Wreck of the Deutschland: Searching for God in Suffering

In The Wreck of the Deutschland, Gerard Manley Hopkins vividly presents the struggle of man to see the hand of God in the midst...
Pope St. John Paul II

Pope John Paul’s Second Last Second Sunday of Lent

  (Here are a few words from the great Pontiff, from his second last Lent in 2004) JOHN PAUL II ANGELUS Second Sunday of Lent, 7 March 2004     1. “Jesus took...