Compassion is not cynical: a reply to David Bentley Hart on Annulment and Divorce
David Bentley Hart has recently suggested that the Eastern Orthodox practice of divorce is more coherent and compassionate than the Catholic practice of annulment.
The...
The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ: From the Visions of Anne Catherine...
In this account of Bl. Anne Catherine Emmerichâs visions regarding the Last Supper, trial, scourging, carrying of the Cross, crucifixion, death and resurrection of...
The Spirituality of Lent and the Science of the Cross
âWorship the Lord your God, and serve only Himâ (Mt. 4:11).
On Ash Wednesday we began the observance of the holy season of Lent with...
Doors of Victory
And there was a great battle in heaven; Michael and his angels fought with the dragon, and the dragon fought, and his angels. And...
Remember Man, That Thou Art Dust
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
Vatican Basilica
Ash Wednesday, 13 February 2013Â Â
Venerable Brethren,
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, Ash Wednesday, we begin a new Lenten journey, a...
The Lenten Fast for Today’s Catholic
Can there be a shorter account of Our Lordâs forty days in the desert than the one from Saint Mark? It omits not only...
Be Ye Perfect: The Seventh Sunday and Lent
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect (Mt. 5:38). ⧟
At face value, these words appear to demand the impossible of us; but...
Seventh Sunday Quodlibetal
We moderns have been indoctrinated to regard the Middle Ages as a time of superstition and cruelty, but in fact they were quite wonderful....
Sixth Sunday and the Keeping of the Law
If you choose, you can keep the commandments, and they will save you⊠has not commanded anyone to be wicked, and He has...
The Suffering of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich
February 9th marks the anniversary of the death of Bl. Anne Catherine Emmerich in 1824. An Augustinian nun, she was highly favoured by God...
