From a sermon of Pope St. Leo the Great (390-461) Our understanding, which is enlightened by the Spirit of truth, should receive with purity and freedom of heart the glory of the cross as it shines in heaven and on earth. It should see with inner vision the meaning of...
The Daily Bread, 31st March 2020: The Bronze Serpent Readings: Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 101(102):2-3,16-21; John 8:21-30 We are hearing a lot about vaccines these days. If I understand it correctly, a vaccine gives you in some form and to some degree the very infection it wants to protect you...
The Daily Bread, 30th March 2020 Readings: Daniel 13:41-62; Psalm 22(23); John 8:1-11 The poor woman in the Gospel, caught in adultery, is suddenly faced with death. She is faced with the ire of the crowds; she’s faced with the self-righteousness of the hypocrites. Not one of them was...
The End of The Good Place and the End of Man https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/living-isolation https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/common-sense-isnt-enough https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/12590/isolated-but-not-alone-resources-for-catholics
http://magister.blogautore.espresso.repubblica.it/2020/03/30/face-to-face-with-death-how-to-share-the-news-that-the-world-does-not-want-to-hear/
The Sunday Bread, 29th March 2020 Readings: Ezekiel 37:12-14; Psalm 129(130); Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 Well, today, my message to all of you who are watching is very simple: be confident, have hope, trust in the power of God and in the power of Jesus Christ! Yes, we are...
Well, today, my message to all of you who are watching is very simple: be confident, have hope, trust in the power of God and in the power of Jesus Christ! Yes, we are going through a very trying and difficult time, for many a tragic time: the loss of...
Dear All I consider it a miracle that I was able to set up the live-streaming in the gallery of St. Mary’s! Thanks to Paul Buchert whose technical skills and GREAT patience made that possible. We are having a few teething issues with the sound. It is not yet...
The text below is from the Second Vatican Council’s pastoral constitution “Gaudium et spes” on the Church in the Modern World. This document is Vatican II’s landmark teaching on how the Church should renew its ways and means of relating to all different aspects of life in the modern world. It...
