Today, in the liturgical calendar of the Dominican Order, Heinrich Seuse (known in English as Henry Suso) is commemorated. It is noteworthy that he was a disciple of Meister Eckhart, who was accused of heresy and asked by the Papal … Continue reading
Dear friends, you must have noticed that today’s google doodle shows a quite funny picture featuring the strata of the earth. But only by chance I got to know just a short moment ago that this is done in honour … Continue reading
Everyone who has read Count Tolstoy’s Resurrection must know that Sin and Guilt have an existential meaning to us human beings. Those who like to explain sin and guilt away as scarecrow invented by the religion don’t really succeed in … Continue reading
The Reading of today’s Mass has this passage from the Gospel (Luke 2: 16-21):
(I know that Toad already mentioned it on a comment thread, but here I found a more detailed story than the report on Daily Telegraph ;-)) For Orthodox Christians, Christmas has not yet arrived. Many Orthodox Christians annually celebrate Christmas … Continue reading
I know this is not a Catholic Hymn. But the story of the 10 years old boy Christopher Duffley is encouraging and shows so clearly that every single person is wanted by God and His love extents to everyone: Lyric: … Continue reading
Albert the Great, Patron of Scientists Today the Church commemorates St. Albert the Great. He is not a too well-known Saint. Usually, people know him as the teacher of St. Thomas Aquinas, but a lot fewer know that he was … Continue reading
During the liturgical year, November is the month dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory. In the place where I am living at this moment, November is the month where fog rises from the river, and spreads out over the … Continue reading
Today the Church commemorates Teresa of Avila (Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada), who was declared by Pope Paul VI on 27th. Sept. 1970 to be a Doctor Ecclesiae as the first woman in the history. To her many merits belong … Continue reading
I discovered these priceless photos through our blogging friend Augustinian Canon Herr Alipius. As a convert I would like to ask you, our dear readers, some questions: I was not born and raised in a Catholic milieu, but I’ve learned … Continue reading
Today, the Church commemorates the great Saint Francis of Assisi, who is widely known as a lover of all mankind and animals. The legend of his famous sermon to the birds says (Source Here): Father Francis and his companions were … Continue reading
I came across this beautiful piece of music recently: It is the first movement of Rachmaninov’s Op 31, Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, the Great Litany (Великая ектения). According to the information on Wikipedia, it is “a prayerful petition in … Continue reading
We are used to listening to sopranos singing Gounod’s Ave Maria, but how about a basso version? I just came across this one sung by the legendary German basso profundo Ivan Rebroff (stage name), who was originally born in Berlin, … Continue reading
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