The Twelve Holy Apostles no. 6: Saint Matthew-Levi
From sinner to saint Levi, the publican, the “son of Alphaeus“ (Mk 2: 14) from the Galilee, was sitting at his tax…
Judit
Ember Days, the Michaelmas Embertide, and the harvest moon
We may watch out for the weather on the 22nd September 2021. According to an old farmers’ rule of thumbs, the weather…
“When the sense of God is lost, the sense of man is also threatened and poisoned…“ – excerpts from Saint John Paul II‘s encyclical “Evangelium Vitae“
“Every individual, precisely by reason of the mystery of the Word of God who was made flesh (cf. Jn 1:14), is entrusted…
On three liturgical customs in the ancient Church
How babies and little children received Holy Communion in the ancient Church In the Eastern Catholic Churches, babies receive Holy Communion right…
Fish and vegetables
Diet as medicine In antiquity, doctors would try to cure the ailments and diseases of people by prescribing a certain diet or…
Sanctifying every day and praying without ceasing: the Liturgy of the Hours
The Liturgy of the Hours, and the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin I like the idea of regular hours of prayer…
The Twelve Holy Apostles no. 5: Saint Bartholomew (Nathanael)
“A true Israelite“ “The next day, Yeshua decided to go to the Galilee. He finds Philip and says to him, ‘Follow Me!‘…
Saints Joachim and Anna, the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
“Anne is the glorious tree from which bloomed a twig under Divine Influence. She is the consecrated ground which brought forth the…
The Twelve Holy Apostles no. 4: Saint James the Greater
By the Ebro river “By the rivers of Babylon, we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion.“ Psalm 137: 1 The…
Saint Joseph of Tiberias
Ein Sheva In the winter of 2015 / 2016 I worked as a volunteer in the kitchen of a kibbutz on the…