Reflection
The Heart of the Lord
Eucharistic Miracle, Lanciano, 700 AD, Still preserved until today
(http://catholic-books.blogspot.com/2011
/08/blog-post.html)
In the city of Lanciano, Italy, around the year 700 of Our Lord there was a priest of the order of St. Basil who, though learned in the sciences of the world, was ign...
"Do whatever He tells you"
“Do whatever He tells you” (Jn 2:5). These are the very words of Our Lady telling those waiters at wedding at Cana in Galilee. Jesus knew what to do but He remained silence in the presence of His Apostles. When Our Blessed Lady became conscious of the shortage of wine, she did not spare a second t...
Christian Unity Requires Individual Conversion
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In today's Catechesis let us focus our attention on the prayer that Jesus raises to the Father in the “Hour” of his exaltation and glorification (cf. Jn 17:1-26). As the Catechism of the Catholic Church says: “Christian Tradition rightly calls this prayer the ‘priestly'...
The Prayer of Jesus at the Last Supper
The Prayer of Jesus at the Last Supper
by Pope Benedict XVI
From Our Store: Liturgical Year 2011-2012, Vol. 1: Advent and Christmas (eBook)
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
During our journey of reflection on Jesus' prayer as it is presented in the Gospels, I would like today to meditate on the pa...
Benedict XVI’s on Priestly Formation
"Formation for the priesthood likewise requires integrity, maturity, asceticism, constancy and heroic fidelity in all aspects. All this must be founded upon a solid spiritual life animated by an intense relationship with God, as individuals and in the community, with a particular care for liturgica...












