Dominus est?These past weeks have witnessed some remarkable events within the life of the Church. Edicts declaring the cessation of the public...
Sign for the times?In the Office of Readings, we are reminded of the humanity of Jesus. Written by St. Pope Leo the Great, the champion of the hypostatic...
Present being or being present?My attention has been drawn to an article in the German press regarding the celebration of what is termed the "private mass". The...
Pause for thought?Tomorrow, we experience our first Sunday without the public celebration of the Mass. There is inevitably apprehension as to how far into...
A new Dependency?In the times in which we find ourselves, with its restrictions upon social interaction, sacramental participation and communal worship,...
Spiritual Communion?With the recent extension of special emergency measures in Italy (and elsewhere) recent days have witnessed the imposition of various...
In confidence?The prophet Hosea exhorts us to turn back to God, "with all our heart". For some, the prospect of such a journey will be more...
Harden not your hearts?In days past, Catholic schools instructed children on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. In those days, education rested upon two realities....