Key Message:
Live only in the right way, not in any other way.
Homily:
In the 1900's Mahatma Gandhiji led India's freedom fight. Though not a Christian, daily
There is much evil and injustice in the world, yet the idea of cosmic order, or of divine providence, remains part of our faith.
Athanasius De Incarnatione Verbi is a theological gem, probably writte
Seán @1, what an interesting observation.
And:
"It is not too late to heed the call to a life founded on the simplicity and compassion of Jesus – but it is very late indeed."
Now, this is somethi
What 'baby', Joe?
As for the divine Mozart and his benefitting from church patronage, did you know that he was once kicked downstairs by the servants of the Archbishop of Salzburg? (See e.g.:
http
Sean, I fear the baby is being thrown out with the bathwater. Compare Mozart — his reliance on princes or prince-archbishops — does it render his music worthless? Well, the centuries of Christendo
How many of us shout ‘Hallelujah' at the arrival of yet another long synodal report?
Of course the steering committee did need to report and to sketch its proposals for what happens next. Of these
If ever there was a house built on sand it was Christendom - the church’s long reliance upon the states of Europe. Ruled primarily always by the covetousness of their rulers, they necessarily impose
So many thanks for this Pádraig. Mark Twain is next to Dickens in my list of favourite authors. 'Tom Sawyer' especially foreshadows the ascent of American capitalism in Tom's feigning absolute satisf
The West's awake: no soothing platitudes but a few home truths.
https://westernpeople.ie/news/people-not-buildings-are-the-future-of-the-catholic-church_arid-4003.html
The hymn Mark Twain quotes: “God the all-terrible! Thou who ordainest, Thunder thy clarion and lightning thy sword!” - This was a well-known hymn by Henry F Chorley (1842), used satirically. It ha
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