The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ: From the Visions of Anne Catherine...
In this account of Bl. Anne Catherine Emmerich’s visions regarding the Last Supper, trial, scourging, carrying of the Cross, crucifixion, death and resurrection of...
The Three Temptations of the First Lenten Sunday
When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time (Lk. 4:13). ⧾
On Ash Wednesday we began our observance...
The Spirituality of Lent and the Science of the Cross
‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only Him’ (Mt. 4:11).
On Ash Wednesday we began the observance of the holy season of Lent with...
Last Thoughts on Vanier
A friend asked me to write a follow up to my initial article on Catholic Insight concerning Jean Vanier, and I will hopefully leave...
Frost and Fire: A Lenten Poem
To have the soul of a poet Lord,
To have one that feels to the depths.
The gaping wide hole in my soul Lord
The sadness and...
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 2013
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 Lord’s forty days in the desert than the one from Saint Mark? It omits not only...
Spiritual and Secular Asceticism
A blessed and grace-filled Lenten season to all our readers, beginning with this solemn commemoration of Ash Wednesday to launch us on our way...
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...