Eye of God Nebula
In the Nicene Creed we pray every Sunday, we pray: “I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.” More…
Things Seen and Unseen in Liturgy and Life 11
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Having Nothing in Order to Have It All 8
By Fr Jose LaBoy
Entering the Kingdom
“It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
We know from the Gospels that Christ spends most of his public ministry preaching about the Kingdom of heaven. God wants to be the King of our hearts. This is impossible if we are attached to things. More…
Ecumenism or You-Come-In-Ism? 9
Aggiornamento! — Hold That Thought… 15
If you thought aggiornamento was gourmet fettucini with peas, think again.
If you thought aggiornamento meant ditching the religious habit, not so fast!
Ever Increasing Vigor in the True Spirit of Vatican II 12
The source and summit of our faith
It is widely assumed that the main goal of the Second Vatican Council was liturgical reform. Although that supposition is not entirely true, it is not entirely false, either. As in all things, Context is key.
To be sure, the four main goals of the Council, namely: More…
The Mystery of Faith 15
There’s faith, there’s supernatural faith, and then there is the Mysterium Fidei — the Mystery of Faith.
They shall all be taught by God — Isaiah 54:13
The Gospel reading for tomorrow’s liturgy is about the demands of our faith in the Mystery of mysteries, the Mystery of our Faith, the Eucharist. What does it mean to believe with supernatural faith? More…
God in Three Persons, Blessed Trinity! 6
By Fr Jose LaBoy
The New Testament, in many passages, reveals to us the divine plurality of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Synoptic gospels clearly present a Trinity in the Baptism and Transfiguration of Christ. More…
Pentecost: Receiving the Spirit of the Son Reply
By Fr Jose LaBoy, LC
The Easter season ends with the celebration of the Solemnity of Pentecost. Even though it is an ending of a liturgical period, the mystery itself marks a beginning: the life and mission of the Church. More…
Setting Our Hearts on Heaven: St Leo the Great on the Saving Mystery of the Ascension (II) 2
By Fr Jose LaBoy, LC More…
“Christ’s Ascension Is Our Uplifting”: St Leo the Great on the Saving Mystery of the Ascension (I) 2
By Fr Jose LaBoy
There are two main perspectives in the homilies of St. Leo the Great on the Ascension: 1) the Ascension as the glorification of Jesus and our uplifting; 2) the importance of this mystery for Christian living. In this first article we will consider the first perspective and see how what happens to Jesus Christ in the Ascension affects us. More…
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