Tag Archives: Holy Spirit

PENTECOST – Fontgombault Sermon

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

“Nine months are necessary for a child to be begotten in its mother’s womb. A whole life is necessary to earn Heaven.” WHITSUN Sermon of the Right Reverend Dom Jean Pateau, Father Abbot of Our Lady of Fontgombault: Fontgombault, May 31, … Continue reading →

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“In Him Was Life”

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

From Fr George W. Rutler’s “Weekly Column” In a letter Sigmund Freud wrote to his friend Edoardo Weiss on April 12, 1933, he reminisced about a visit to the Roman church of San Pietro in Vincoli: “Every day for three lonely … Continue reading →

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The Heart of Evangelization: Leading Souls to the Divine Life

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

First published on ROMAN CATHOLIC MAN by Fr Richard Heilman THE GATEWAY GIFT TO THE DIVINE LIFE   For the past many years, I have felt like an evangelization machine. I find myself, wherever I am, engaging folks, whether at … Continue reading →

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The First Novena

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

The visible “sending” of the Holy Ghost, which is the special object of the solemnity of Pentecost, belongs to Jesus in His Divine Nature (as it belongs also to the Father) and on this account it enters into the cycle … Continue reading →

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Why do we love our Lady?

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

From:http://www.josemariaescriva.info Faith in the fact that God himself became man has been the joyful conviction of the Church from the very beginning. To come into the world, God chose to rely on the free cooperation of a human being, Mary, … Continue reading →

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Biblical Reflection for the Solemnity of Pentecost.

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

The Humble, Yet Powerful Beginning of a New Age by Fr. Thomas Rosica Solemnity of Pentecost, Year  C – Sunday,May 19, 2013 The readings for Pentecost are Acts 2:1-11;1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17 and Jn 20:19- or Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26 We know the story well (Acts … Continue reading →

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‘Noli Me Tangere’

Posted on April 29, 2011 by kathleen

                                                    Noli me Tangere by Fra Angelico “Noli me Tangere”. These famous words here in Latin … Continue reading →

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