Monthly Archives: July 2014

All of us are in chains. We are born into chains By chains, I mean relationships. Some chains are more breakable than others. There is a danger to breaking chains of course: one might thereby lose all means of support, … Continue reading →

“Poor human reason, when it trusts in itself, substitutes the strangest absurdities for the highest divine concepts.” St. John Chrysostom

Something for the “Bible Alone” crowd to chew over. If you walked into a first-century church and asked to see a copy of the New Testament, you’d get a bunch of confused looks and faces. “What do you mean a … Continue reading →

On 25th July, we celebrated the Feast of St. James the Apostle. One of the most important points the Gospel of that day presents, is the question Our Blessed Lord asks of James and his brother, “Can you drink the … Continue reading →

By Paul Vallely in The Independent The former Chief Rabbi [Jonathan Sacks] is appalled at the lack of protest about the treatment of Christians round the globe, and so should we be.   One woman, at least, is safe. Throughout … Continue reading →

From the very first centuries, tradition said that the parents of the Virgin Mary were called Joachim (“God grants”) and Anne (“Grace – the graceful one”). Devotion to Saint Anne appeared around the 6th century in the East—in some liturgies—and … Continue reading →

Catholic Herald View from the CatholicHerald.co.uk: Protestants try to calm row ahead of Luther celebration Plans by German Catholics and Lutherans to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017 have hit the rocks. Catholics are offended that the … Continue reading →

Poverty can be either good or bad. If it causes a soul to be bitter, angry, dishonest, hostile to others, murderous or despairing, then it is a bad thing. If it causes a soul to be detached from material riches, … Continue reading →

“As for what concerns our relations with our fellow men, the anguish in our neighbour’s soul must break all precept. All that we do is a means to an end, but love is an end in itself, because God is … Continue reading →

During a funeral in New Orleans, Fr. Frank Pavone blesses the body of an unborn child killed by abortion.

By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Backed up by death threats and property seizures, the expulsion of the entire Christian community from Mosul is “a crime against humanity,” said an archbishop from Mosul. Chaldean Archbishop Amel … Continue reading →

Vatucan ll will arouse controversy for a many years to come. Whilst it gets the blame for most of the wrongs we see around us, I pray that sooner rather than later there might be some absolute clarification of where … Continue reading →