The Resurrection was Real, and is the Foundation of our Faith – Alleluia!
(From a Regina Coeli address of Pope Saint John Paul II, April 21st, 1996):
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
1. In the liturgical season running from Easter...
Holy Humour
Because jokes are not told in the Bible, some people wrongly suppose that religion must be a humourless business. So far is this from...
The Anti-Depressant Saint
If it 'twere not the Sixth Sunday of Easter, we would celebrate today one of the most joyful and idiosyncratic of saints, Philip Neri,...
The True Beauty of Woman
I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing;Â in pain you shall bring forth children. (Genesis 3:16)
Ironically, although technological advances have made it possible for...
First Sunday of Lent: Our Mess, and God’s Remedy
(A helpful meditation from parish priest Father Robert Weaver. I couldn't help but just add as an intro that I'm intrigued by the three...
The Church and China
It was a dramatic scene: venerable Cardinal Zen, bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, a lifelong foe and survivor of Communism in China, a spiritual...
Celebrating a Diversity of Vice
Another summer weekend, another 'gay pride' parade, this one with our Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, replete with his whole family, along with the representatives...
The Lasting Legacies of Peter and Paul
Keeper of the Keys
Most readers are familiar with the various Gospel accounts of St. Peter as the Apostle specially chosen by Christ to âfeed...
John Paul II and Cathedra Petri
EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION WITH THE NEW CARDINALS
HOMILY OF JOHN PAUL II
Thursday, 22 February 2001
Feast of Saint Peter's Chair
1. "'Who do you say that I am?'. Simon...
Sixth Sunday of Easter: Friends of Christ, and Friends of Each Other
âYou are my friends if you do what I command you. I do not call you servants any longer because the servant does not...
