The Holy Stairs are the stairs Jesus climbed on his way to His trial at the praetorium of Pilate during His Passion. The building is called the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs (Pontificio Santuario della Scala Santa), and includes part of the … [Read more...]
Am I a stone, and not a sheep,That I can stand, O Christ, beneath Thy cross,To number drop by drop Thy blood’s slow loss,And yet not weep? Not so those women lovedWho with exceeding grief lamented Thee;Not so fallen Peter, weeping bitterly;Not so … [Read more...]
https://youtu.be/wcg__HvXhn0 Who are the intelligentsia? Every age has its intelligentsia, and by the intelligentsia is here meant not the educated, but those who have been educated beyond their intelligence. A sponge can hold so much … [Read more...]
https://youtu.be/bWpOtMbOxDo The third group in the world who need to feel the impact of the Cross are the selfish. By the selfish is here understood all those who feel that salvation is either an individual matter or else the concern of a … [Read more...]
Our Lord spoke seven times from the “pulpit of the Cross” – and these are called His seven last words. In response, those who were on Calvary’s Hill that afternoon addressed seven words to Him on the Cross, thus revealing the seven different … [Read more...]
https://youtu.be/cONL9JALhok If you prefer to listen to a podcast format (click here). "I slipped His fingers, I escaped His feet, I ran and hid, for Him I feared to meet. One day I passed Him, fettered on a Tree, He turned His … [Read more...]
Our Lord spoke seven times from the "pulpit of the Cross" - and these are called His seven last words. In response, those who were on Calvary's Hill that afternoon addressed seven words to Him on the Cross, thus revealing the seven different … [Read more...]
This book is a sequel to From Christendom to Apostolic Mission (click here for my summary). Since the authors hope this book "furthers a living conversion" (14), here is my attempt to further it. The Three-Front Battle "God in Christ came among … [Read more...]
This book from TAN includes both (1) an extract of the book, "The Knowledge and Love of Our Lord Jesus Christ" by Fr. Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure (1588-1657), which was a constant companion during the life of St. John Vianney; (2) extract from the … [Read more...]
Here are some of my personal reflections from a class on St. Thomas Aquinas' doctrine of Providence by Fr. Serge-Thomas Bonino at the Angelicum (2023-24). For the sake of my own understanding, I've summarized it all through 5 identities for God. … [Read more...]
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