The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass was prefigured in the sacrifices of the Old Testament, which had polyvalent significance. Animal and plant sacrifices were used
At the start of Holy Week, the alarming news came from Singapore — my mother was suffering a stroke, after miraculously surviving a five-day brain
…the soul soaks the body like a strong savour, and does not merely inhabit it like a hat in a hat-box. —G. K. Chesterton, “The
Happy New Liturgical Year! With the First Sunday of Advent came a new year in the Catholic Church. Advent is an important time of spiritual
Be sober and watch: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about seeking whom he may devour. —1 Peter 5:8 In my
If anything could prove the existence of a soul, it is the utter emptiness of a corpse. — Mary Doria Russell, Children of God When
The lady on the bus Since watching Touch, my boyfriend has had a habit of reading number plates and, now that he’s Catholic, relating them
Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. – Will Rogers The object of opening the mind,
There is so much in the world for us all if we only have the eyes to see it, and the heart to love it,
Blessed feast of Our Lady Queen of Angels! If you are ever in Assisi, you will be met with a peculiar sight upon entering the
In the Martin Scorsese film Silence, based on the book by Shūsaku Endō, the Jesuit protagonists face a terrible choice: to renounce their faith and
Supermarkets in Australia have been full of Hallowe’en décor since early September. One could join in the laments about how Christmas decorations appear unseasonably early
A friend and I had been given free tickets for a preview of the film Mary Magdalene, which first came to theaters in 2018. The
Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need
And which of you, if he ask his father bread, will he give him a stone? or a fish, will he for a fish give
The love of worldly possessions is a sort of bird-lime, which entangles the soul, and prevents it flying to God. ~ St. Augustine A few
Late last year, I came across a particularly erudite comment on a friend’s Facebook post, detailing the evidence for ancient and medieval knowledge that the
During this time in lockdown, I have finally delved into my collection of 3D jigsaw puzzles, and pondered a few life lessons while having fun.
Sometimes I have wondered what God’s purpose is for people suffering severe mental afflictions, in particular those who, because of their mental illness, lead very
What with all the kerfuffle over the Pachamama carvings, I wonder why Our Lady Aparecida has been so overlooked. At World Youth Day 2013 in
When I first started dating my husband two years ago, some people in our parish became alarmed. They only knew of some elements of his
