Concerning John the Baptist we are told that "the people were in expectation, and all men questioned in their hearts concerning [him], whether perhaps he were the Christ." And yet, in at least one Gospel, the very first words which we hear the Baptist speak are: "I am not the...
Our Lord speaks of the individual forms and struggles of our lives which, whatever their intensities, unfold in the context of existence as we know it: "[Take] heed with yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life". But He expresses this call...
'Converso society', writes Rowan Williams, ' would be interested in value, weight, meaning beyond the realm of social appearance, which tells us something of why New Christians showed interest in radical religious movements that stressed interior truthfulness and purity, and the conflict between inner promptings and the social networks of...
When the Church beatified 522 martyrs killed in the religious persecution that raged during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39, among them was Salvio Huix-Miralpeix, the Oratorian Bishop of Lerida. Salvio was 58 when he was put to death, on August 5th 1936, at the very beginning of the Civil...
The Lord … made that form of His body which He shares with other men to shine with such splendour that His face was as bright as the sun, and His clothes became as white as snow. By changing His appearance in this way He chiefly wished to prevent His...