A Brief History of Eminent Atheists
Here is a sober thought. Let us suppose we might be looking for the first atheists in the history of the world. My candidates...
The Feast of the Chair of Peter
On Monday February 22 we celebrate the Feast of the Chair of St Peter. What do we mean by the Chair of Peter and...
John Paul II and Cathedra Petri
EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION WITH THE NEW CARDINALS
HOMILY OF JOHN PAUL II
Thursday, 22 February 2001
Feast of Saint Peter's Chair
1. "'Who do you say that I am?'. Simon...
How Busy People Pray
“Pray always.” (1 Thessalonians 5.17)
If we are to take Saint Paul’s words seriously, we see that there must be different forms of prayer; we...
Chastity: Appreciating An Underappreciated Virtue
”Then Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged” (John 19: 1)
The visions of the 19th century German mystic, Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich, vividly depict...
Pope Francis, and Beginning Lent Back in 2020
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
Basilica of Santa Sabina
Ash Wednesday, 26 February 2020
(This homily is from last year, 2020, at the beginning of a...
The Psychology of Fasting
Fasting was an essential aspect of primitive Christianity, as it had been in Old Testament times. That the followers of Jesus would fast is...
Two Books To Help Your Pilgrimage Through Lent
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Enforcing the Party Line – Or is that Lie?
We shall proclaim destruction – why? why? – well,
Because the idea is so fascinating. But we must get
a little exercise. We’ll have a few...
Palestrina’s Salve, and Georgian Polyphony
As we are soon to say farewell to 'Ordinary Time', perhaps a rendition of Palestrina's masterful rendition of the Salve Regina, first published in...
