The whole truth
The truth – for many that seems an abstract concept. But then, what to make of “the whole truth”? Yet […]
Visitation: when times becomes eternity
Sometimes time stands still. The present becomes so saturated with meaning, so pregnant with love that time no longer seems […]
The church’s first Novena
Ascension Thursday begins what we may call the Church’s first novena. It is the nine-day period between Ascension Thursday and […]
The Culture of Death Will Be Undone
People often wonder what they can do to counter the negative effects of a post-Christian society in decline, a society […]
The Great Undoing
On Good Friday we walk with Christ on His sorrowful way to Calvary, where our redemption was bought at the […]
Virgin Mary, the “Enclosed Garden” in Fra Angelico’s Annunciation
Artistic representations of the Virgin Mary are innumerable. Today’s art enthusiast will not be easily impressed lest a representation is […]
St Joseph’s Knots
St Joseph is the paradigmatic just man of the Old Testament with a faith as outstanding as that of the […]
Unraveling Our Personal History
While the Blessed Virgin Mary has a very visible role to play in the season of Advent, she is less […]
Our Lady as “Spiritual Vessel”
The Blessed Virgin Mary is the “spiritual vessel”, “vessel of honor”, and “singular vessel of devotion” described in the Litany […]
Healer of Sin and Division
The Blessed Virgin Mary, known in her litany as Queen of Peace, Mother of Mercy, Comfort of the Afflicted, among […]