He, by dying, destroyed death in himself; we are freed from death only in his death. His body did not see corruption; our body will see corruption and only then be clothed through him in incorruption at the end of the world. He needed no help from us in saving us; without him we can[…]
Year: 2024
Preaching Christ Crucified
Go into most Protestant churches and you may find a cross, but you will not find a crucifix located anywhere. Go into any Catholic Church and you will find the crucifix located front and center above the altar. Catholicism proves itself a biblical religion once again as it follows the words of Saint Paul: “but[…]
Princess Kate
Katherine Middleton, Princess of Wales, as readers are likely aware, has just made a moving public announcement that she is suffering from cancer. She speaks stoically, but there must be much emotion behind the royal poise. We should pray for her and her family – she is but 42, with three young children. And not[…]
Eight Lessons from Holy Week
Holy Week starts from Palm Sunday to end on Easter Sunday. Each and every single day has a special lesson to teach us. Palm Sunday is the day wherein the Holy Week is inaugurated. As a community we go with Jesus, the King of Kings, to enter triumphantly in Jerusalem, the City of the Great King,[…]
John Paul II and Passion Sunday
“Christ became obedient for us even to death, death on the Cross. Therefore God raised him on high and gave him a name above every other name” (Gospel acclamation). We have used these words of the Apostle Paul, just heard in the Second Reading, as our acclamation before we begin the reading of the Passion.[…]
The Passion of Christ is the greatest and most stupendous work of Divine Love. The greatest and most overwhelming work of God’s love. (Saint Paul of the Cross, +1775)
A Meditation for Palm Sunday: The Passion according to Mark
In Scripture, a single phrase can open the way to a profound insight into the message of the mysteries of the faith. A striking instance is found in the account of the passion from Saint Mark’s Gospel: “The centurion said, . . . ‘Truly, this man was the Son of God.’”[1] With these few words[…]
The Creeping Totalitarianism of Bill C-63
Justin Trudeau and his ‘Justice’ Minister, Arif Virani, are doubling down on Bill C-63, purported to make the internet a ‘safe place for children’. Violations of their strict censorship laws – which include anything that may make anyone for whatever reason feel ‘unsafe’ – include anything from bankrupting-level fines to life in prison, even for[…]
Teach us to give and not count the cost (St. Ignatius de Loyola, +1556)
Power, Authority and the Rhinoceros
(Another re-post, which I hope helps the reader see his way through our current thicket) G.K. Chesterton once quipped that a rhinoceros in a china shop has all the power, but no authority. The curator, on the other hand, may be a lightweight compared to the rhino, but he does have the authority to arrange,[…]