Handel’s Miraculous Messiah
On this Second Sunday of Advent, when we read of Saint John the Baptist's preparing the way, it is fitting to immerse oneself in...
Pope John Paul II’s Last Sermon on the Immaculate Conception
HOLY MASS ON THE OCCASION OF THE 150th ANNIVERSARY
OF THE DOGMA OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
HOMILY OF JOHN PAUL II
Solemnity of...
Pope Benedict and Saint Ambrose
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 24 October 2007
Saint Ambrose of Milan
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Holy Bishop Ambrose - about whom I shall speak to you...
May God Raise Up More Bishops Like Ambrose
The great bishop and doctor Ambrose (340 - 397) is known for many things, not least his role in the conversion of the great...
The Nativity Fast in the ‘Advent’ of the East
(On this memorial of the Eastern saint, John of Damascus, here is a reflection worth pondering on the ascetical practices of the Eastern rite....
Pope Benedict and Saint John Damascene
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
John Damascene
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today I should like to speak about John Damascene, a personage of prime...
Xavier’s Fire For God and Souls
Saint Francis Xavier – the relic of whose forearm, instrumental in the baptizing of tens of thousands made a tour around Canada a number...
The Catholic Galileo
Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy. In his youth he considered several careers: first the priesthood; next medicine at the urging of his...
The Grace of Advent with three Popes
With its First Sunday we begin the season of Advent, and the Catechism has this to say:
When the Church celebrates the liturgy of Advent...
What Can We Know About God, Anyway?
There are few things more dispiriting to a gregarious theology/philosophy nerd than a conversation stopper. I get it, not everyone wants to explore these...
