Theodoret of Cyrus (393-458) was from an illustrious family in Antioch. His teacher was Theodore of Mopsuestia and one of his classmates was the controversial Nestorius. He would study rhetoric with Saint John Chrysostom. As a young person he followed…
– Josรฉ Mario O Mandรญa On 30 September 1943, Pope Pius XII issued the Encyclical โDivino afflante Spirituโ (โInspired by the Holy Spiritโ) which welcomed the use of textual criticism to examine not only the contents of the Bible but…
Deuteronomy 26:4-10; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13 – Pope Benedict XVI Reflecting on the temptations to which Jesus was subjected in the wilderness invites each one of us to answer a fundamental question: What really counts in my life? In the…
– Enrico Finotti Parish advices are often excessive and boring. Do they have to be done? The rubrics allow that in the ending rites, before giving the blessing, brief announcements can be given (IGMR 90). The indication is of maximum…
– Maria Kwak Like Jesus, his Master, Cardinal Pell is under trial. The Gospel of John reports Pilateโs verdict: โI find no guilt in him.โ Then he washes his hands in front of the crowd. But the crowd continues to…
From the time he was eight to the day he died, John followed every impulse of his heart. At eight years old, John heard a visiting priest speak of adventures that were waiting in the age of 1503 with new…
– Aurelio Porfiri A few days ago someone said on television that suffering allows a growth of knowledge. I think there is a lot of truth in this statement, because in fact when we suffer we see things in a…
– Joaquim Magalhรฃes de Castro I find it strange, now, after all these months, that Professor Yonten Dargye, during our conversation in one of the beautiful halls of the Library of Thimphu, had made no allusion to an evocative coin…
– Tej Francis MELBOURNE/ AUSTRALIA BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT: WAS PELL CONVICTED WITHOUT FEAR AND FAVOR? (Featured Image) (The age) George Pell is a polarizing figure, which is perhaps why there are now two warring camps โ those who want him…
Msgr Alejandro Aclan (center) addresses local media after his appointment as auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, March 5. (Photo from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles) – Roy Lagarde (CBCP News) Pope…