For the Second Sunday, Third Sunday, and Fourth Sunday in Advent, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, and the Nativity of the Lord Second Sunday of Advent – December 4, 2022 Readings: Is 11:1–10 • Ps 72:1–2, 7–8, 12–13, 17 • Rom … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2022
Ars Praedicandi
November 25, 2022 by Timothy Cardinal Dolan
Originally delivered as an address to the Theological College in Washington D.C. AMDG JMJ Ars Praedicandi Theological College 12.XI.22 Praised be Jesus Christ! Now and forever! Father Dominic, faculty, staff, and students … [Read more...]
Priestly Obedience in a Post-McCarrick Church, Part II
November 25, 2022 by Rev. Philip Smith
Go to Part I Now that we have traced the nature and the theological implications of obedience and ecclesial authority, let us now look at authority and obedience as complementary responsibilities. Church documents emphasize that … [Read more...]
Perhaps Another Minor Ministry
November 25, 2022 by Rev. Basil Cole, OP
When St. Paul VI dissolved the minor orders for the Latin Church and instituted a ecclesiastical reality called “minor ministries” of acolyte and lector, he wanted laymen only to assume these ministries of the liturgy in a more ins … [Read more...]
Caregivers of the Soul
November 25, 2022 by Carolyn Humphreys, OCDS
In the first dwelling of her spiritual classic, The Interior Castle, Teresa of Avila cautions us: “We know we have souls. However, we seldom consider the precious things that can be found in this soul, or who dwells within it, or its high v … [Read more...]
Judaism Ancient and New
November 25, 2022 by Mark Drogin
Remnant of Israel At the present time, “there is a Remnant chosen by grace” (Romans 11:5). Isaiah cries out concerning Israel (Romans 9:27), “If the number is as the sand of the sea, a remnant will repent and return and be saved” (my tra … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – December 2022
November 25, 2022 by Fr. Brian Mullady, OP
The Mass as Sacrifice Question: Why do you call the Mass a sacrifice? Does not Paul say the sacrifice of the Gentiles is a sacrifice to demons? “A broken and contrite heart O Lord thou will not despise,” I read in the psalms. Answer: Sac … [Read more...]
Book Reviews – December 2022
November 25, 2022 by Book Reviews
Before Austen Comes Aesop: The Children’s Great Books and How to Experience Them. By Cheri Blomquist. Reviewed by Kathryn Sadakierski. (skip to review) Through the Heart of St. Joseph. By Fr. Boniface Hicks. Reviewed by Joseph Tuttle. ( … [Read more...]
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