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Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa’s second Lenten homily, given in the presence of Benedict XVI and officials of the Roman Curia. The beatitude on which we wish to meditate today lends itself to an important observation. It says: "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the land." Now, in another passage of the same Gospel,…

I meant to start this thread last week, but I forgot. So…what is Lent like in your parish Masses? How are the RCIA rites being handled? Music? Preaching? Scrutinies? Didn’t seem them this week, but last week prayed with the probably 12 or so catechumens/candidates – about half catechuments, surprisingly. Today, we attended Mass at…

Yesterday, the Pope was part of a Mass in St. Peter’s for Movimento Apostolico Ciechi  – or "The Movement for the Blind." From the photos, it doesn’t appear to me that he celebrated the Mass – it looks like Cardinal Bertone did that – but he did come and say a few words. I’ve no…

Today, the Pope began his day with a visit to the Casal del Marmo juvenile detention facility in Rome. His homily during the Mass there was extemporaneous, so it will take a while for a full text to be available. Some notes and hints, though: From AsiaNews: Benedict XVI also spoke of love for live…

You’re invited to check out the website Celtic Prayer and the blog Anamchara, both dedicated to Celtic spirituality. "Anamchara"… It’s the Celtic word for "soul friend" and this is the place to talk about Roman Catholicism, Celtic Spirituality, Tolkien, Lewis, Chesterton and other great literature, as well as anything else that enriches the human spirit…

Works of Mercy in the Philippines: A housing project to shelter poor families in the village of Buntala in the Philippine Archdiocese of Jaro is the objective of a new movement, called “People power”. Drawing together rich and poor alike, the project is financed through donations from the city’s main industries, religious groups, foreign workers…

Do a "Find on this page" search on Ian Fisher’s NYTimes article on the Exhortation. Look for the words "Eucharist" or even "Communion" in the piece. Let me know when you find them….I’ll be waiting here in Shangri-La. The never ending story…

…for 4:30 AM, if you really want to. You can then watch Pope Benedict’s visit to Casal del Marmo, Rome’s juvenile penitentiary. He will visit and say Mass.  It will be broadcast on EWTN and via the Vatican television service, livestreaming here. (And in case you didn’t know, Vatican TV has a webcam from St.…

In pondering matters liturgical, and the interplay between the now and then, past and present, universality and adaptability and the way in which blinders get so stubbornly attached…for all of us…I was struck by a quote from Nabokov, pulled out for consideration by Terry Teachout: "Like so many aging college people, Pnin had long since…

Last Sunday, I took Katie to a production of The Merchant of Venice at the small, yet established (30+ years) and high-quality First Presbyterian Theater downtown. She had three friends in the production, plus…why not? The production was simple and effective with the usual range of performance, with the standout being one Manny Silverman, who…
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