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FEAST OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD

http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/ In the twelve months before his sudden death, Hans Urs von Balthasar had been writing a series of reflections on the twelve articles of the Apostles' Creed. These texts,...

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CATHOLIC ECUMENICAL VOICES - 1 THE MELKITE CHURCH: THE TROJAN HORSE!!

6 Things You Should Know about the Melkite Catholic Churchby SPL STAFF  • http://spl.link/7ke4aListers: as you know, the universal Catholic Church is comprised of 23 sui iuris (self-governing) ritual...

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MAUNDY THURSDAY plus: TWO COMPLEMENTARY APPROACHES TO THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY...

MAUNDY THIRSDAYHoly Week began on Palm Sunday, what the Orthodox call Lazarus Sunday.  Here are a few photos from the Sunday that began it all:Father Alex, our newly ordained priest and an...

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GOOD FRIDAY 2015

(this section will grow during the day)CELEBRATION OF THE PASSION OF THE LORDHOMILY OF FATHER RANIERO CANTALAMESSA, O.F.M. Cap.St. Peter's Basilica Good Friday, 10 April 2009“Suffering draws us into...

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HOLY SATURDAY 2015 - POPE BENEDICT XVI, VON BALTHASAR & AIDAN NICHOLS &...

Let us return once more to the night of Holy Saturday. In the Creed we say about Christ’s journey that he “descended into hell.” What happened then? Since we have no knowledge of the world of death, we...

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EASTER SUNDAY

Easter Vigil in our Pachacamac monsteryWe are getting a reputation for painting paschal candleseven though we have done no advertising.Holy Saturday 2015: THE EASTER VIGILABBOT PAUL'S HOMILY...

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A CATHOLIC & ORTHODOX ECUMENICAL VOICE: A JOINT STATEMENT: THE NORTH AMERICAN...

The North American  Orthodox-Catholic Theological ConsultationGeorgetown  University, Washington, DCOctober 2, 20101.  Prologue. For almost forty-five years, the North American Orthodox-Catholic...

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FATHER R. CANTALAMESSA'S "EAST AND WEST ON THE MYSTERY OF THE TRINITY"

Father Cantalamessa's 2nd Lent Homily 2015"East and West on the Mystery of the Trinity"Rome, March 06, 2015 (Zenit.org) Here is the second Lenten homily given this year by the preacher of the...

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ORTHODOX PASCHA (EASTER) CHRIST IS RISEN!! & CHRIST THE CONQUEROR OF HELL...

‘Yesterday I was crucified with Him; today I am glorified with Him; yesterday I died with Him; today I am quickened with Him; yesterday I was buried with Him; today I rise with Him. But let us offer to...

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THE HOLY FIRE IN JERUSALEM (MOSTLY 2015) plus THE PROCLAMATION OF THE HOLY...

 if you haven't seen the last post. please click on: THE ORTHODOX PASCHA & LOW SUNDAY Proclaiming jubilee, Francis envisions non-judging, non-condemning churchJoshua J. McElwee  |  Apr. 11,...

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EAST AND WEST BEFORE THE MYSTERY OF SALVATION by Father R. Cantalamessa OFM...

Fr Cantalamessa gives his fourth Lenten sermon in the VaticanPreacher of the Papal Household, Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa ofmcap offers a Lenten reflection ahead of Easter - AFP(Vatican Radio) On Friday...

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ENCYCLICAL LETTER OF HIS BEATITUDE BATHOLOMEW I, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE...

ENCYCLICAL LETTER OF HIS BEATITUDE BARTHOLOMEW I+ B A R T H O L O M E WBy God’s Mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Romeand Ecumenical PatriarchTo the Plenitude of the ChurchGrace, Peace and Mercy...

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PASCHAL MESSAGE OF THE THREE SYRIAN PATRIARCHS

Source: Independent Catholic Newsadmin | 15 April 2015In a powerful Easter Message from Damascus, the three Syrian Patriarchs: Patriarch Gregorios III, Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II and Patriarch John X...

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THEOSIS AND LIFE IN THE SPIRIT by Father R. Cantalamessa (plus) WHAT ST...

Fr. Cantalamessa's 5th Lenten Homily 2015East and West Before the Mystery of SalvationRome, March 27, 2015 (Zenit.org) Here is the fifth Lenten homily given this year by the preacher of the Pontifical...

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SAINT GREGORY OF NYSSA AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD by Father Raniero...

2012-03-30 Vatican RadioThe Preacher of the Papal Household, Capuchin Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa delivered the last of his Lenten reflections on Friday morning in the Redemptoris mater chapel of the...

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FATHER R. CANTALAMESSA'S "EAST AND WEST ON THE MYSTERY OF THE TRINITY"

Father Cantalamessa's 2nd Lent Homily 2015"East and West on the Mystery of the Trinity"Rome, March 06, 2015 (Zenit.org) Here is the second Lenten homily given this year by the preacher of the...

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SAINT SERGIUS OF RADONEZH AND SAINT BENEDICT OF NURSIA by John Martin

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SAINT GREGORY PALAMAS AND THE TRADITION OF THE FATHERS by Father Georges...

This article by Father Georges Florovsky should be frequently pondered over and prayed over and reverently digested by Catholics and Orthodox alike.  For us Latins, it is the perfect expression of the...

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THE MEASURE OF MERCY: FRANCIS AND THE EXTRAORDINARY JUBILEE YEAR by Dr Jared...

my source: Catholic World Report April 06, 2015The horrors of the 20th century and the pontificate of Pope St. John Paul II form the backdrop to the Holy Father's recent announcement of a Holy Year of...

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EAST AND WEST BEFORE THE MYSTERY OF SALVATION by Father R. Cantalamessa OFM...

Fr Cantalamessa gives his fourth Lenten sermon in the VaticanPreacher of the Papal Household, Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa ofmcap offers a Lenten reflection ahead of Easter - AFP(Vatican Radio) On Friday...

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