Apr 28, 2020
"I would have accepted a sad
life, but not one that was absurd."
Raïssa Maritain is best known as the wife of Jacques Maritain, one
of the foremost Catholic philosophers of the 20th century whose
work was instrumental in the modern revival of the philosophy of
St. Thomas Aquinas. Raïssa
was a poet, painter, and...
Apr 20, 2020
“None rejoice in Easter-tide less than those who have not grieved in Lent.”
In this sermon originally
preached on Easter Day, Newman likens Christian joy at Easter to
that of sick people in convalescence. He speaks also of the
unassuming yet undeniable power of the Church’s precepts and
ordinances.
Keeping Fast...
Apr 10, 2020
"... as His atoning passion was undergone in the body, so it was undergone in the soul also."
Mental Sufferings of Our Lord in His Passion full text: http://www.newmanreader.org/works/discourses/discourse16.html
Theme music: 2 Part Invention, composed by Mark Christopher Brandt, performed by Thomas Mirus. ©️2019...
Apr 5, 2020
“What is given us by revelation to estimate and measure this world by? The event of this season—the Crucifixion of the Son of God.”
A powerful sermon given by Newman for the last Sunday in Lent.