Pope Benedict on Today’s Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran
BENEDICT XVI
ANGELUS
St Peter's Square
Sunday, 9 November 2008
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The liturgy today has us celebrate the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, called the "mother...
The Golden Calf isn’t a dwelling place of God. You are.
With November being dedicated to the Holy Souls, I've found myself thinking about death, the human body, and something that might seem rather unusual...
Death is Banging on My Door
A poem by Carl Sundell
When Death comes
banging on my door,
let him in.
I'd count it no sin
to surrender my skin
to the old pale Prince.
If I've...
Pope John Paul’s All Souls’ Message
JOHN PAUL II
ANGELUS - ALL SOULS DAY
Sunday, 2 November 1997
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
1. Yesterday we celebrated the Solemnity of All Saints and today the...
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...
Luther’s Fateful All Hallowed Eve
(Here is a re-post of a reflection on this 'All Hallow's Eve' anniversary of the generally accepted date for the formal start of the...
Pope Benedict and Saints Simon and Jude
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter’s Square
Wednesday, 11 October 2006
Simon and Jude
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, let us examine two of the Twelve Apostles: Simon the Cananaean...
Non Nobis Domine
This brief motet - if one may term it so - has a renaissance feel to it, but is from the 1989 film, Henry...
Euthanasia in the Land Down Under: An ‘Apparent’ Good, but Actual Evil
The culture of death is voracious. Once it begins to feed, it is never satiated; the categories of the killable are never finally enough.-...
Pope Benedict and Saint Ignatius of Antioch
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
St Peter's Square
Wednesday, 14 March 2007
Saint Ignatius of Antioch
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
As we already did last Wednesday, we are speaking about the...
