Earthy instructions from the book of Deuteronomy
In these early spring days I decided to read the book of Deuteronomy, from the first to the last verse,…
2021
The month of Aviv, the “rose of Sharon“, and the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem
In Old Testament terms, a new year has just begun. Today, on the 14th March and on Laetare or “Rose…
Saint Dominic de Guzmán, and the “new wine of Dominican spirituality“
A sect of misery: the “pure ones“ In the 12th century, a movement established itself in certain parts of Europe,…
Looking forward to the “new wine, and the fresh oil“ with the book of Joel
The season of Lent, and the book of Joel Some weeks ago it was Ash Wednesday again, and whether one…
Hope springs eternal
Written in early March of 2021, inspired by a famous saying of the Catholic poet and Englishman Alexander Pope, 18th…
The widow of Zarephath, the unclean woman at the Kinneret, and Sara, the bride of Tobias
This is three times slightly lyrical prose, a subjective perspective on three biblical stories about women, projected in black types…
A decree by Saint Pius X, Jansenists versus Jesuits, and the Sacred Heart devotion
Saint Pius X‘s decree to settle the controversy concerning Holy Communion “(…) after the publication of this Decree, all ecclesiastical…
Saint Dominic de Guzmán‘s nine ways of praying
Students of Saint Dominic de Guzmán (1170-1221), the founder of the “Order of Preachers“, the Dominicans, observed that he had…
Saint Catherine of Siena in Rome
Agony at Rome I close the biographical book on one of the most well-known saintly women, which I have just…
Excerpts from the seven letters of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr of the ancient Church
Who was Saint Ignatius of Antioch? In 2018, as I was trying to figure out whether the Catholic Church –…