From the monthly archives: September 2011
I talked in a previous post about the treasure of celibacy. Not only is it a loving response to God, but it is a loving response that involves the whole person, body and soul.
Celibacy is valuable because the consecrated person is looking constantly beyond the horizon, and this invites both the Church, and [...]
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Actions speak louder than Words
Ordinary Time, 26th Sunday. Today’s Gospel can be summed up with this little phrase: Actions speak louder than words. What you [...]
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Ordinary Time, 25th Sunday. The workers in today’s Gospel are not grateful for the gifts they have received because they compare [...]
In 1859, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to a woman named Adele Brise. This is not, strictly speaking, an article of faith, since the approval of the shrine by the Bishop of Green Bay does not add anything to the Catholic faith. The approval confirms, through the authoritative voice of the Church, that the [...]
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Forgiveness is like Spiritual Judo
Ordinary Time, 24th Sunday. Do you remember what you were doing on September 11th, 2001? Most of us can. The world [...]
This morning Benedict XVI travelled by helicopter from the Apostolic Palace in Castelgandolfo to the Vatican for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
Continuing a series of catecheses on the subject of “the school of prayer”, the Holy Father turned his attention to Psalm 3 which recounts David’s flight from Jerusalem when Absalom [...]
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Ordinary Time, 23rd Sunday. Love builds community. Sin destroys it. We are called to be [...]
Twelve Lessons on the Catholic Faith – by Fr. Benjamin Sember
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