The Shekinah, A Type of Saint Joseph
Perhaps you may be familiar with the Pillar of Cloud â which may be compared to a tornado â or the Pillar of Fire...
Seeing By Humility
âSon of David, have mercy on meâ (Mk. 10:47). ⧟
The request made by Bartimaeus in his encounter with Our Lord reveals two things: the...
Keeping the Republic
The most marked political tendency of the American people has been to interpret their government as a pure and simple democracy, and to shift...
Investigation Yields Disturbing Findings on Catholic Relief Services
An exhaustive investigation by two Catholic organizations into Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in three African countries has revealed pervasive contraception promotion and abortion referrals.
Joint research...
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...
The Pieta’s Anamnesis: Memory and Consolation in the Eternal City
A visit to Rome prompts the author to reflect upon his own journey to Catholicism. It was not rational argument that shipwrecked the mind...
Acedia and Total Amusement
We live in slothful times. I donât mean to say that our age is uniquely lazy, however common indolence may happen to be. Modern...
Pope Benedict and Saint Alphonsus Ligouri
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
St. Peter's Square
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Saint Alphonsus Liguori
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today I would like to present to you the figure of a...
The Poison Pen of Christopher Hitchens
Someone will protest: âWhy are you writing a piece on the atheist Christopher Hitchens? He's dead, and isn't he yesterday's news?â But this is...
Eighteenth Sunday: Earthly and Heavenly Eutopia
The feast described by the prophet Isaiah in todayâs first reading, with its âwine, milk and rich food,â was for the Jews a symbol...
