Seeing By Humility
‘Son of David, have mercy on me’ (Mk. 10:47). ⧾
The request made by Bartimaeus in his encounter with Our Lord reveals two things: the...
Praying and Rejoicing with Pope John Paul II
Today, Friday 22 October 2021, the universal Church cries out with joy for the feast of Pope St John Paul II.
On this very day,...
Funeral Homily of Pope John Paul II
FUNERAL MASS
OF THE ROMAN PONTIFF
JOHN PAUL II
HOMILY OF HIS EMINENCE CARD. JOSEPH RATZINGER
St Peter's Square
Friday, 8 April 2005
"Follow me. " The Risen Lord says...
What ‘Following the Science’ Really Means: The Limits of Medicine and Moral Freedom
If there is one thing that is omnipresent in empirical research, it is doubt.
This line has always stuck with me, from a methodology textbook...
The Art of Dying Well
Saint Robert Cardinal Bellarmine (1452-1621) was a theologian and scholar of the first rank. After joining the newly formed Order of the Society of...
The Holy Eucharist and the Life of Charity
For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many’ (Mk....
The True Meaning of Poverty: Twenty Eighth Sunday
‘How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God’ (Mk. 10:24).
As with many of Our Lord’s sayings,...
A True Thomistic Versus an Oddly Ockhamist Josephology
In one of the most recent and popular books on Saint Joseph called Consecration to Saint Joseph: The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father, Father...
The Great Green Grift
“Whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his...
The Power of the Holy Rosary
Today, Wednesday 7 October 2021, the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. In the silence of my heart Pope Francis’...