Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office of Saint Jerome (September 30): Deus, qui Ecclésiæ tuæ in exponéndis sacris Scriptúris beátum Hierónymum, Confessórem tuum, Doctórem máximum providére dignátus es: præsta, quǽsumus; ut, eius suffragántibus … Continue reading
Category: Holy Scripture
When Love of God IS Love of Neighbor
The Gospel for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost — this week’s Gospel — is chock-full of dogmatic and mystical theology. It is amazing that some very deep lessons come out of what is essentially a hostile encounter between Our Lord … Continue reading
Mary Was Not an ‘Unwed Mother’
Listening to Sister Deirdre Byrne’s otherwise wonderful speech at the RNC I was taken aback by her referral to Our Lady as an “unwed mother.” The speech could hardly have been more Catholic if it were not for that unfortunate … Continue reading
Letter to the Philippians, the Faith in Four Short Chapters
It was suggested to me recently to comment on Saint Paul’s Letter to the Philippians, chapter 4, vss 4-9. The pastoral love of the apostle for this particular church, which he calls his “joy” and his “crown,” is so deep … Continue reading
The Seven Hebrew Names of God
Let them give praise to thy great name: for it is terrible and holy (Psalm 98:3). “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” (Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet). Yes, in the languages of the world, when it comes … Continue reading
Story of Joseph and the Famine Proved by Science
+UCatholic, Billy Ryan: The life of Joseph is one of the most well known biblical narratives in the Book of Genesis and the Bible in all, set around 1600 – 1700 BC in Canaan, modern day Palestine, Syria and Israel. … Continue reading
A Word to the Wise: Mind Your Own Business
“Seek not the things that are too high for thee, and search not into things above thy ability: but the things that God hath commanded thee, think on them always, and in many of his works be not curious.” (Ecclesiasticus 3:22) Community in Mission, Monsignor Pope”: In the … Continue reading
A Quick Rebuttal to Those Catholic Authors Who Question Saint Joseph’s Perpetual Virginity
I came across a website today called The Restless Pilgrim. There is a brief article from 2013 which was written to defend Our Lady’s Perpetual Virginity. The article “The ‘brothers’ of Jesus” is very good and worth reading. There is … Continue reading
Noli Me Tangere, ‘Do Not Cling to Me’
Community in Mission, Monsignor Charles Pope: As the Easter Octave unfolds, we have in the Gospel this enigmatic statement of Our Lord Jesus to Mary Magdalene: Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; … Continue reading