Saints Adam and Eve
Christmas Eve is the traditional commemoration of Adam and Eve, our first parents â I donât think thereâs any etymological connection between Eve and...
A Christmas Carol: Thoughts, and an Audio Book
Charles Dickens' novella A Christmas Carol was first published on this December 19 back in 1843, and it has been a much beloved classic...
The Meaning of Christmas as Advent Draws to a Close
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 20 December 2006
The meaning of Christmas
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
"The Lord is close: come, let us adore him". With...
Grace in the Gutter
A Christmas Reflection on Evil, Freedom, and Redemption in Bad Santa
Editorsâ note: the film reviewed below contains explicit sexual and violent scenes, sustained crudity...
Fourth Sunday: Ite Ad Joseph
When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home (Mt. 1:24).
On this...
Gaudete Sunday: The Baptist’s Joyful Humility
âTruly I tell you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom...
In the Stillness, We Find Christ
Seeking God Through the Wisdom of St. Anselm and Blaise Pascal
St. Anselm of Canterbury stands as one of the great minds of Christian history....
Pope John Paul II’s Last Sermon on the Immaculate Conception
HOLY MASS ON THE OCCASION OF THE 150th ANNIVERSARY
OF THE DOGMA OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
HOMILY OF JOHN PAUL II
Solemnity of...
Pope Benedict and Saint John Damascene
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
John Damascene
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today I should like to speak about John Damascene, a personage of prime...
First Sunday of Advent: Let us Go to the House of the Lord
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem (Lk. 21: 36).
The first Sunday of Advent marks...
