ZENIT provides this translation of a commentary by the Pontifical Household preacher, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, on the readings from the liturgy of Sunday 2nd September 2007 .* * * Be Modest in What You Do!22nd Sunday in Ordinary TimeSirach read more
In a sermon delivered at the special pilgrimage held on Sunday, September 2, to mark the 25th anniversary of the Papal Visit to Scotland, Archbishop Mario Conti urged Scots Catholics to stay loyal to their faith in the face of increasing pressures from soread more
Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the crisis of the West as a “crisis of truth” in his holiy at a Mass in the pilgrimage shrine of Mariazell, in Austria on 8th Septmber 2007. The Holy Father began his homily by speaking about the purpose of pilgriread more
Fr. John Hardon reflects on the Magnificat of Our Lady, the longest discourse recorded of Mary. He discusses Mary’s gratitude to God, Her praise for His Power, Holiness and Mercy, how God is Mercy, how Mary compares the lot of the humble and proud aread more
HMIe in Scotland has published a report intended to help teachers tackle sectarianism in the classroom. The report, entitled ‘Count Us In: Promoting Understanding and Combating Sectarianism’, outlines initiatives from schools across the counread more
Homily Notes of Most Rev. Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland Church of the Annunciation, Rathfarnham,25th September 2007 I remember well the occasion on which I, as archbishop of Dublin, celebrated this annual Mass for the openinread more
VALUES FOR LIVING Michael McGrath (Director, Scottish Catholic Education Service) The Church’s recent commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Papal visit to Scotland caused me to reflect upon Pope John Paul II’s visit to St Andrew’sread more
ZENIT provides this translation of a commentary by the Pontifical Household preacher, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, on the readings from 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Amos 6:1, 4-7; 1 Timothy 6:11-16; Luke 16:19-31)* * * A Rich Man who Dressed in read more
The Faith School Debate: Catholic Schooling in Scotland by Stephen J McKinney (This article was originally published in The Pastoral Review, July/August 2007. For more details, see www.thepastoralreview.org) read more
Speaking to members of an international theological commission on 5 October 2007, , Pope Benedict XVI indicated that the doctrine on natural law “achieves two essential aims: on the one hand, it makes it clear that the ethical content of Christian fread more
