The Beginning of Wisdom
The book of Wisdom, which we begin reading today, is based on the insight that wisdom is different from knowledge. Anyone with brains can...
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The Power of Thanksgiving
November 28th was Thanksgiving here in the United States. This year Thanksgiving appears to be the least appreciated holiday of the year. For the...
Preparing for Christmas
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Hall
Wednesday, 22 December 2010
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
With this last Audience before the Christmas celebrations, we approach with trepidation and wonder...
Prayers for Pope Francis
Pope Francis is in hospital, with what seems like bronchitis, even if his medical condition, and the severity thereof, is not made public, as...
A Little Mozart and Bach to Lift Your Spirits
At the suggestion of a reader, here is Mozart's Laudate Dominum, a version of the briefest of the Psalms, 117/118, from his 1780 'Vespers...
Pope Benedict and the Maid of Orleans
(Today, the penultimate day of May, is the memorial of Saint Joan of Arc, and I thought readers would enjoy this address from Pope...
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...
Jordan Peterson: Uncertain Prophet?
(The author here, a professor who wishes to remain anonymous for professional reasons, strikes a note of caution concerning the popular Dr. Jordan Peterson,...
George Cardinal Pell, Freed at Last
We just received this notification, signifying that there still is truth, justice and good news in this world:
I would like to inform you that...
Our Wedding Garment
"My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?”
(Matthew 22:12)
I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down...
