A Pre-Raphaelite painter, Sir Jones’ depiction of the encounter between Mary Magdalene and the Risen Christ is both beautiful and transcendent. He seems even to capture a Giotto-esque feel to each character with their formless drapery for clothes. This gives an otherworldly feel to the painting. But unlike Giotto, Jones’ realism in the faces of […]

Recently, I discovered a clip from the television show, E.R. It showed a man facing the end of life with the burden of a perceived sin causing him great anxiety. He shares his distress with a so called spiritual councilor who cannot respond to his need for absolution, He states at […]

Doesn’t being A Christian mean somehow that we have met the risen Christ, that we live now not just for him, but with Him?
Every Easter season we read the passage of Luke’s Gospel about two disciples on their way to Emmaus, a town outside Jerusalem. This Gospel account is about a journey that often […]

Here is a beautiful animated way of the cross by beliefnet.com, it is very prayerful!
Be sure to put your speakers on to listen to the music that accompanies this bitter journey.

Recently I had been going through a small spiritual trial and was feeling slightly down (maybe due to the constant snow fall) and during my evening prayer I cried out to the Lord asking, where are you? Why do I seem all alone? The Lord then inspired me. He reminded me that I was […]

Recently, in the academic sphere of things theological, certain books or articles have created some controversy over orthodox teaching of the faith. One such book, according to Corrado Marucci S.J. in his review from La Civilta Cattolica, was Vito Mancuso’s, “L’anima e il suo destino [The soul and its destiny]. Apparently it has […]

There are forty days to lent and so we can practice one of the cardinal virtues for every ten days.

The best revenge is a life well lived. In a certain way this is true. But Christ’s teaching challenges us further.