Handel’s Messiah and the Resurrection
This day, in 1742, April 13th, was the first performance of Handel’s Messiah, in Dublin, of all places. Here was an Oratorio, following the...
The Last Gospel as the Mass in Miniature
The prologue of the Gospel of St. John (Jn 1:1–14), often referred to as the Last Gospel, forms part of the concluding rites of...
John Paul II at Lourdes
PILGRIMAGE
OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II
TO LOURDES ON THE OCCASION OF 150TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE PROMULGATION OF THE DOGMA
OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
HOMILY OF THE HOLY...
It’s Always the Right Time to Leisure
Many years ago, I attended an academic talk that left a lasting impression – more so for my reaction to it than for its...
Father Marco Testa’s Series on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Compiled
A faithful reader mentioned that she had difficulty finding Father Marco Testa's wonderful, sublime, but also very pragmatic and a propos series on the...
Religion as Good, or Evil?
Richard Dawkins, like his intellectual forebears David Hume, Feurbach, Emile Zola and countless others, claims not to be religious. In saying so, he is...
The All-Too Hidden Strength of the Catholic Church
We Catholics sell ourselves short. As individuals, often; that will vary from person to person. But more importantly, we underestimate ourselves as a Church,...
Pandemic and the PCR Test: Questionable Reliability
(Eshan Dias' explanation of the process of testing for Covid-19 uses some scientific terminology, but well worth a read for understanding how the PCR...
Why Does Hell Exist?
“The teaching of the Church affirms the existence of hell and its eternity. Immediately after death the souls of those who die in a...
Answered Prayer As Roe Bites the Dust
Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart all meek and humble souls and the souls of little children. These souls send all...
