James the Greater, Matamoros and Humanae Vitae: Signs of Contradiction
Today we celebrate the great feast of Saint James 'the Greater', not because of any intrinsic superior quality to the other apostle James, 'the...
Thirteenth Sunday: Accipe Crucem Tuam!
‘Whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me’ (Mt. 10:38). ⧾
The whole content of the gospel at...
A society so afraid of death, that it is afraid to live
As the recent addition to our lexicon, COVID-19, rolls off the tongues, and streams off the texts of so many throughout the world these...
Nineteenth Sunday: Consolation and Exhortation
‘Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom’ (Lk. 12:32). ⧾
These are perhaps among the most...
The Strength of the Transfiguration
So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a...
Thirteenth Sunday: Theodicy, God and Evil
For God created man for incorruption, and made him the image of his own eternity, but through the devil’s envy death entered the world,...
The Paradox of Freedom in Christ
Veritas vos Liberabit- the Truth Will Set You Free (John 8:32).
What does it mean to be free? Freedom is an objective good, and a...
Saint John, Son of Zebedee
Pope Benedict XVI offered three audiences on the Apostle John, back in 2006, and, concise as they are - a trait of the erudite...
The Cult of Sentimentalism
“A sentimentalist is one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.” Oscar Wilde
Stuffed animals, flickering candles, cello-wrapped flowers, unfocussed...
The Subjective Monster
There is an ancient Indian fable of six blind men who meet an elephant. Each of them touches different parts of the elephant. One...
