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Probably the only new calendar feast that’s an improvement over the traditional calendar (Feast of the Circumcision of Jesus).
In preparation for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception The rich man who feasted in the Gospel parable (Lk 16: 19-31), after being condemned to hell for not having helped the poor man Lazarus, asks Abraham to warn his five… Continue Reading →
Letter of Pope Gelasius to Emperor Anastasius on the superiority of the spiritual over temporal power: The pope’s view of the natural superiority of the spiriitual over the temporal power finds a clear expression the following remarkable letter of Gelasius… Continue Reading →
In our current culture, people often view disagreement as tantamount to hate. This is certainly true of Christians that don’t affirm the LGBTQ view of sexual ethics. And while I don’t think it’s fair to label someone who expresses a… Continue Reading →
At a recent talk, Irish-born theologian Dr. Thomas Groome lamented that ours is a “tough time for faith”. We have moved from what he called a Transcendent Worldview, which encourages faith, to a modern Immanent Worldview, which discourages faith. He… Continue Reading →
Christian theology is in crisis. According to theologian Peter C. Phan, forces internal and external to the Church have culminated to a point where “drastically divergent answers are given to such fundamental issues as the nature of God, the role… Continue Reading →
A sermon from 2004 on the passions that fuel a society. In the previous sermon Father speaks more on the individual. In this he speaks on the society as a whole and uses historical examples of what the society was… Continue Reading →
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