The Two Passions of J.S. Bach

As we enter in Holy Week, it is fitting to suggest some solemn music to fit the season, here the two settings of the...

Living in Wonder

Years ago I decided to take a course on Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, I know, very mainstream. As I sat in a small...

The Feast of the Annunciation: God’s Invitation

In the quiet village of Nazareth, far removed from centers of power and influence, a young woman named Mary was living what seemed to...

Homily of John Paul II in the Basilica of the Annunciation

A blessed Solemnity of the Annunciation to one and all! Verbum caro factum est! Here is a meditation of the late, great John Paul...

I Am the Resurrection and the Life: Fifth Sunday and Passiontide

‘I am the resurrection and the life…Do you believe this’? (Jn. 11:25-26). The fifth Sunday in Lent marks the beginning of Passiontide. We will now...

Homily of Pope Benedict on Saint Joseph

APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF THE HOLY FATHER BENEDICT XVI TO CAMEROON AND ANGOLA (MARCH 17-23, 2009) EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION ON THE OCCASION OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE INSTRUMENTUM LABORIS HOMILY OF THE HOLY FATHER BENEDICT...

Ite Ad Joseph!

A blessed and joyous solemnity of Saint Joseph to all our readers! The strong and silent saint from the Gospel is a fitting one for...

Pope Benedict and Saint Cyril

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul VI Audience Hall Wednesday, 27 June 2007 Saint Cyril of Jerusalem Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our attention today is focused on St Cyril of Jerusalem....

From 19th-Century Convert to 21st-Century Doctor: Newman’s Theology Speaks to Today

Introduction In a time of quick changes in culture, and of secularism, and doctrinal arguments within the Church, the theology of St. John Henry Newman...

Fourth Sunday of Lent: Siloam and Spiritual Blindness

Once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light – for the fruit of the light...

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