When the miniseries made its debut during Holy Week 1977, Zeffirelli recalled, Paul VI endorsed the project in a Palm Sunday address, declaring, “Tonight you are going to see an example of the fine use which can be made of the new means of communication that God is offering man.” Deter...
judging it to be dissimilar and contrary to the doctrine of the Gospel, have not applied themselves to investigate the causes of the difference of each covenant. Since, therefore, they have been deserted by the paternal love, and puffed up by Satan, being brought over to the doctrine...
While the ashes remind us that we will die and return to the ground, if we believe in Jesus, we will be raised with Him in glorious new bodies. Who can receive the ashes? You'll see a diverse group of people receiving ashes on Ash Wednesday. It's not just for Catholics; many Chris...
The shiny stuff (political scandals, celebrity nonsense, and more) in the long run, does not matter. We must turn away from the distractions, but it’s hard when those who “design” the distractions are very VERY good at it. The challenge with facing up to the mul...
What does that last sentence mean? How do we allow God to answer usin faith? The Bible itself is full of questions that people asked Jesus. The Bishop points out that the prophet Zachariah and the Blessed Mother asked the Archangel Gabriel the exact same question, but only one asked in ...
Christ was born a member of the Jewish nation and of the royal family of David; but it is to be noted that whereas others addressed him upon occasions as “Son of David”-the blind beggar by the wayside, for instance, and the crowds on Palm Sunday-he habitually used of himself that ...
You want Mary to be okay. You like Mary. You are not sure about Paula. “What does Mary say?” “Shewantsme to get in trouble. Catholics.” The wind rattles the trees. Paula lights another cigarette, hands it to you, and you suck it just like she showed you, blowing smoke you ca...
--employ the narcissism lexicon glibly and confidently to describe all kinds of bad behavior as if everyone knows exactly what they mean. One problem with this is that nearly everyone who does it (like Tony Blair's talented friend in the article linked to below) seems to have no idea what...
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