Shouldering A Hidden Wound
Science has newly confirmed something about the Shroud of Turin that saints already knew. Centuries ago, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in ecstasy asked Jesus which was His greatest unrecorded suffering and the wound that inflicted the most pain on Him in Calvary and Jesus answered: “I had on My Shoulder, while I bore My Cross […]
Seeing the Eucharist Through ‘Little Souls’
Here are Dr. Marie Peeters-Ney’s profound insights on the grace of witnessing ‘little souls’ receive the Holy Eucharist and the sacrament of Reconciliation. “I had the immense privilege of living three years in a Jean Vanier L’Arche Community in Paris, France. During those three beautiful years, my handicapped friends taught me the overwhelming graces we […]
Saint Juliana of Cornillon
BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Wednesday, 17 November 2010 Saint Juliana of Cornillon Dear Brothers and Sisters, This morning too I would like to introduce a female figure to you. She is little known but the Church is deeply indebted to her, not only because of the holiness of her life but also because, with her […]
Eucharist, Liturgy, and Sacred Silence
A great reminder from Cardinal Sarah of the eternal “crisis” to remain true to Christ especially through the great gift of liturgy. The Vatican’s liturgy chief said ‘high-ranking prelates’ were affirming ‘obvious doctrinal, moral and liturgical errors’ Cardinal Robert Sarah, the Vatican’s liturgical chief, has spoken of a “serious, profound crisis” in the liturgy and […]
Will Beauty Save the World? Well…
Toward the beginning of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel The Idiot, the central character Prince Myshkin is shown a portrait of a young woman named Nastassya Filippovna by a Madame Yepanchin, his hostess. She holds Nastassya in contempt because her moral reputation is tarnished. “So, you appreciate that kind of beauty?” she asks the prince. “Yes. That […]
Pope Francis: Eucharistic Adoration is the secret to knowing the love of Jesus Christ
Pope Francis encourages spread of silent Eucharistic adoration VATICAN CITY — Immersing oneself in silent Eucharistic adoration is the secret to knowing the Lord, Pope Francis said on Thursday morning at Holy Mass in the chapel of his residence at Santa Marta. “One cannot know the Lord without being in the habit of adoring, of […]