The Trojan Horse in the City of God
Homer's epic poem, The Iliad, is the story of the war waged by Greece against the city of Troy. Unable to vanquish the Trojans...
A Meditation for Good Friday: How To Undo the Effects of Sin?
Cardinal Newman, now Saint John Henry Newman, was a towering figure of nineteenth-century Catholicism who is almost universally admired. I say “almost” because not...
Corpus Christ: A Feast for the Ages
A blessed and grace-filled solemnity of Corpus Christi to one and all, a feast that has a long and varied history dating back to...
Responding to Sexuality in Spiritual Direction
Introduction
Sexuality is never a simple topic of conversation. Emotions, feelings, hurt… often rise to the surface too quickly for rational discussion. Too often we...
Saint John, Son of Zebedee
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Wednesday, 5 July 2006
John, son of Zebedee
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Let us dedicate our meeting today to remembering another very important member of...
The Last Easter Homily of Pope Benedict XVI
(Last words are always - or almost always - indicative, and one could reach much into these words of Pope Benedict XVI on his...
Adoration and Philosophy
All Catholics should go to Eucharistic Adoration. Most Catholics, myself included, should go to Adoration more than they do, whether they go regularly, occasionally,...
Passion Sunday: The Rending of the Veil
While the sun’s light failed…the curtain of the temple was torn in two (Lk.23:45).
Palm Sunday begins our observance of Holy Week, the Week of...
Christ is Risen! The Resurrection as the Foundation of our Faith
The fifty days between Easter and Pentecost are devoted to meditation on the mystery of the resurrection, which is the foundation of Christianity. Just...
Facing Death with Peace and Joy
“Praised may You be, my Lord, through our Sister, Bodily Death, from whom no living man can escape.” (Canticle of the Sun composed by...