“The peace of the celestial city is the perfectly ordered and harmonious enjoyment of God, and of one another in God.” (St Augustine, City of God)
Peace, the true peace that Christ gives is the sign that God is with us. When Jesus says, “Peace be with you!” More…
Because that’s what we do right after Easter
Left side, boys! Try the left side.
In the spirit of Easter, I’m taking a play from the Saint Peter’s playbook. That is to say, I’m going fishing.
Which is to say, Biltrix is taking a week off until Divine Mercy Sunday. More…
Source: Zenit.org
In a statement released to journalists, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See Press Office gave new information on the Ring of the Fisherman. The ring was given to Pope Francis at the beginning of the Inauguration of the Petrine Ministry Mass today held in St. Peter’s Square. More…
Just a short video to honor this great saint More…
Sunday Gospel Reflection, Fifth Sunday of Lent, the Woman Caught in Adultery (and the Pharisees caught in their own trap)
The Pharisees in today’s Gospel not only intend to stone the adulterous woman, they hope to “kill two birds with one stone.” Their hidden motive is to “find some charge to bring against Jesus.” Jesus responds by cleverly inviting them to examine their consciences. More…
By Br Eric Wandrey
Br Eric Wandrey
Our seminary in Rome is 4.5 miles from the Vatican. Since the announcement of the Conclave, every brother was making his own contingency plans to get to St. Peter’s ASAP when the white smoke went up. More…
I’m amazed at how fast we are getting to know our new Pope.
As they say, “Good things always come in threes”
Black smoke, white smoke, no more smoke today — Thanks be to God! — but the excitement isn’t over yet. We are still excited about getting to know our new Pope.
Yesterday was full of surprises for everybody. Most of us were not expecting the Pope to be elected so quickly. When the new Pope was announced, all the people around me were asking “Who?” And the name Francis caught many people by surprise. More…
As I was pouring my second cup of coffee this morning, a friend of mine came up to me with a beaming face and ear to ear grin and said: “Black Smoke!”
BREAKING NEWS: Still No Pope, Yet….
Thinking it was appropriate to join him in his enthusiasm, I gave him a hearty fist-pump and belted out a stentorian “YES!!”
Afterward as I was savoring my hot cup of black gold, I thought to myself why was that appropriate? More…
By Fr Edward Hopkins
Fr Edward Hopkins tackling the tough theological questions
When this title was suggested to me, I thought, “Now that’s a provocative question!” I had time to think about it. And so I’d like to offer you a short answer and then a more involved one.
Short answer: “When you are NOT sorry” that’s when God does not forgive sins in confession. More…
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