Monthly Archives: December 2015

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to save you, Israel Yesterday was of course Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent. It takes its name from the first word of the introit in both the traditional Mass and the new order … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Alfred Delp: A Self-surrender at the Heart of the World:
Alfred Delp’s prison meditation on the third Sunday of Advent is his most lengthy reflection on the meaning of Advent. Due the length, I aim to divide…

All written narrations about the apparitions of the Lady of Guadalupe are inspired by the Nican Mopohua, or Huei Tlamahuitzoltica, written in Nahuatl, the Aztec language, by the Indian scholar Antonio Valeriano around the middle of the sixteenth century. Unfortunately … Continue reading →

From: http://www.romancatholicman.com Fr Richard Heilman December 11, 2015   Be prepared to be incredibly moved by these reflections from Archbishop Fulton Sheen. This is the first segment in an 8 part series that will take you through the Mass in, … Continue reading →

From chiesa.espressonline: In mid-February Pope Francis will go to Chiapas, where hundreds of deacons with their wives are pushing to be ordained as priests. And in the Amazon as well the turning point seems to be near. It was all … Continue reading →

 The ‘light show’ yesterday, on a Solemn Feast of Our Blessed Lady’s Immaculate Conception has caused much dismay. Father Z comments in a much more eloquent way than I would. by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf UPDATE 8 Dec 2015 GMT: I … Continue reading →

from: Eclectic orthodoxy. https://afkimel.wordpress.com  by Fr Aidan Kimel “Most holy, most pure, most blessed and glorious Lady, Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary.” Panagia, Achrantos, Theotokos, Aeiparthenos—the titles abound, not only in the private prayers of Eastern Orthodox Christians but … Continue reading →

  Benedict XVI goes to the Spanish Steps in Rome on the feast of the Immaculate Conception in 2012 Many girls and women of Italian family background, who are conveniently called Connie in English-speaking countries, will be off to Mass today … Continue reading →

  Whilst the Vatican mounts the Nativity scene, another beautiful life-size crib in St Peter’s Square, announcing to the world once more the sublime mystery that God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, became Man to redeem us from our sins, … Continue reading →

“Today all around us everything indicates that the punishments from God are imminent: even so – thanks be to God – it is not too late for us. We are capable of impeding them if we believe that this is … Continue reading →