The Enigma of Parables
It is odd to find an explanation of a parable, given that its purpose is to tease the imagination, inviting the hearer to uncover...
Sixteenth Sunday: Weeding Out the Mystery of Iniquity
The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world, and the good seed are the children...
God’s Word Falling On Good and Bad Soil
The New Testament is concealed in the Old and the Old Testament is revealed in the New. This longstanding Church principle highlights how so...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel and her Scapular
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
‘But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear…many Prophets and righteous people longed to...
6000 Thoughts A Day: What to Do with Them All?
Did you know that the average human has around 6,000 thoughts per day? A recent study used brain imaging scans to track when new...
Pope Benedict on Saint Benedict
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
St Peter's Square
Wednesday, 9 April 2008
Saint Benedict of Norcia
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, I would like to speak about Benedict, the Founder of...
Knowing the Father, the Way to Life
Today’s Gospel contains an intriguing statement: “No one knows the Son except the Father; and no one knows the Father except the Son, and...
Fourteenth Sunday: Following Christ, Meek and Humble of Heart
‘Come to me all you that are weary and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and...
John Paul II’s Homily on the Hundredth Anniversary of Maria Goretti
MESSAGE OF JOHN PAUL II
TO THE BISHOP OF ALBANO
FOR THE CENTENARY OF THE DEATH
OF ST. MARIA GORETTI
To my Venerable Brother Bishop Agostino Vallini of...
Independence Day: Freedom From, and Freedom For
In the United States, we once again celebrate the anniversary of our Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on July 4th. Our forebears...