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,...
Laetare Sunday: The Penitent Prodigal and Giving God His Due
So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with...
The Mystery of the Most Holy Trinity
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption to sonship....
Babies, Rivers and Trees
In July 2022, Bangladesh became the first country to grant all of its rivers the same legal status as humans.
The movement to grant legal...
Joseph the Image of God the Father and Patris Corde
On this second anniversary of the publication of Patris Corde, one year after the conclusion of the Year of Saint Joseph and on the...
Loving Your Home
Sometime contributor to these pages, Rebecca Jacobson - and her own Mum - have a delightful and quite lovely blog, lovingyourhome, which is well...
Interpreting the Scriptures Concerning Himself
In the Nicene Creed we find the phrase, “ suffered death and was buried, and rose again . . . in accordance with the...
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...
Pope Benedict and All the Saints
HOLY MASS ON THE SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
Vatican Basilica
Wednesday, 1 November 2006
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Our Eucharistic celebration began with...
Justice, Christianity and Righteous Anger
The Gospel for this third Sunday of Lent, John 2:13-25, shows a side of Jesus we do not often get to see. Witnessing the...