21
Aug 2021
The letter to the Hebrews described the contents of the Ark of the Covenant: “Behind the second veil was the tabernacle called the Holy of Holies, in which were the gold altar of incense and the ark of the covenant entirely covered with gold. In it were the gold jar containing the manna, the staff of Aaron that had sprouted, and the tablets of the covenant. (Heb 9:3-4; cf. Num 17:20-23) Taken together, the contents of the ark are signs that point to the Messiah. Jesus is the bread of life, the......
Read More
August 11, 2017
The offenses of those who directly outrage the Virgin in her holy images -Part II
Today I continue on the theme of the offenses of those who directly outrage the Virgin in her holy images by considering a bit more in depth the culture of ugliness that surrounds us in...
August 03, 2017
The offenses of those who directly outrage the Virgin in her holy images
What we see with our own eyes is what seems most real to us. By comparison what we merely talk about or think of often seems lacking in reality. Our parish has just been blessed...
July 30, 2017
Blasphemy of fostering contempt for the Virgin Mary in the hearts of children II
Last week I wrote about the blasphemy who seek openly to foster in the hearts of children indifference or contempt or even hatred for the Immaculate Mother and its origin. This week I will write...
July 18, 2017
Blasphemy of fostering contempt for the Virgin Mary in the hearts of children I
The world of human economics is a world of tit for tat, give to get, an economy of calculation. We need to begin learning instead the lessons of the divine economy. The divine economy, the...