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...
Matthew, Save our Schools
Saint Matthew, the writer of the first Gospel, represents all those ‘called’ from sin, to the highest of virtues. We know little of his...
Sunday Musical Offering: Three Emmanuels
In these last days of Advent, here are three versions of the ancient Advent hymn, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, dating back 1200 years...
Nova et Vetera: Initial Insights on Artificial Intelligence
Recently, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and its Dicastery for Culture collaborated in constructing a document on the Church’s most...
Bach’s Trio Sonatas
Bach's Trio Sonatas for the organ were penned after 1723, a time when he dedicated himself to instrumental music, in part to teach his...
Pope Benedict and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, the Mellifluous Doctor
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today I would like to talk about St Bernard of Clairvaux, called...
The Mary Enigma
(On this commemoration of Saint Bernadette Soubirous, it seems fitting to post this reflection from a new contributor from Ireland, Dr. A.E. Dundon, on...
The Layered Meaning of the Prodigal Son
In 1861, John William Burgon, the (Anglican) dean of Chichester cathedral, preached a sermon in Christ Church cathedral, Oxford, that...
Divorce, Sort of, Holywood Style
Following the break-up of HiddleSwift, it seems as though an infectious virus dissolving relationships old and new is spreading through Tinseltown: Naomi Watts and...
Christ the King, and the Church’s Eschatological Trial
‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his...
