Pope Benedict XVI praying in Brazil during his 2007 visit in the chapel of the Monastery of Saint Benedict.
Matt Maher & Scott Hann at Franciscan University
Matt Maher with Scott Hann playing the electric guitar on stage at Franciscan University, what a treat!
David Garibaldi’s Jesus Painting
Check out this video by David Garibaldi! Out of all the paintings I’ve created on stage, and no matter where I am personally in my own walk and life, this is the single most important image I will ever create on stage. It has been viewed more than 1,000,000 times online. Enjoy! Posted from Roswell, Georgia, [...]
Children of God
Today’s readings reminded me of this song by Third Day. If you consider that God is righteous, you also know that everyone who acts in righteousness is begotten by him. See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are. The reason the [...]
Pope Benedict’s January 2012 Prayer Intentions
Pope Benedict’s general prayer intention for January is: That the victims of natural disasters may receive the spiritual and material comfort they need to rebuild their lives. His mission intention is: That the dedication of Christians to peace may bear witness to the name of Christ before all men and women of good will.
Each Year that Ends is a Step that Takes us Nearer to Heaven
When you look back on your life, which seems to have been marked by no great efforts or achievements, think how much time you have wasted, and how you can recover it with penance and greater self-giving. (Furrow, 996) It had been said in countless ways, some more poetical than others that, by the grace [...]
Te Deum Plenary Indulgence
I was reminded about something I had read in the Handbook of Indulgences by a post on Fr. Z’s blog today. A plenary indulgence will be granted if you recite in public You are God: We Praise You (Te Deum) on the last day of the year. We praise thee, O God : we acknowledge [...]
Pope’s Christmas Greeting Calls to True Happiness
May the birth of the Prince of Peace remind the world where its true happiness lies; and may your hearts be filled with hope and joy, for the Saviour has been born for us. Pope Benedict XVI
Christmas Night Homily of Pope Benedict XVI
Dear Brothers and Sisters! The reading from Saint Paul’s Letter to Titus that we have just heard begins solemnly with the word “apparuit”, which then comes back again in the reading at the Dawn Mass: apparuit – “there has appeared”. This is a programmatic word, by which the Church seeks to express synthetically the essence [...]
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