Light to the revelation of the Gentiles
BY Liam Gibson
One of the most frequently repeated myths about Christmas is that its origins lie in a pagan Roman festival. The…
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On holy Communion during Advent
BY Dom Prosper Guéranger
It is true that everything in Advent is so arranged as to be a preparation for the coming of the…
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BY Fr Gabriel of St Mary Magdalene
Prelude O Incarnate Word, my Saviour, teach me the lessons of wisdom contained in the mystery of Your Incarnation. 1…
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BY Liam Gibson
This December marks the eight-hundredth anniversary of the institution of the first Christmas nativity scene (presepio in Italian) by St…
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BY Dom Prosper Guéranger
This article follows “The Mystery of Advent (1)“ This, then, is the threefold mystery of Advent. The liturgical forms in…
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BY A Dominican Friar
“I baptise with water: but there hath stood one in the midst of you, whom you know not.” St John…
READ MOREMy ways are not your ways
BY Alan Fimister
In 2 Timothy 3:16–17, St Paul tells us that, “All scripture, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove,…
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BY Dom Prosper Guéranger
The mystery of the coming, or Advent, of Jesus is at once simple and threefold. It is simple, for it…
READ MOREDaughter of Sion: sermon on the second Sunday of Advent
BY A Dominican Friar
“Christ Jesus was minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers.”…
READ MOREBishops Strickland, Schneider and Viganò: a few essential points
BY Roberto de Mattei
Image source: Messainlatino.it/ Corrispondenza Romana On 11 November 2023, the Holy See announced that Pope Francis had removed Bishop Joseph…
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BY Roberto de Mattei
This article follows Part I: “Bishops Strickland, Schneider and Viganò: A few essential points” Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, referring to…
READ MOREThe Lord cometh from afar: on the first Sunday of Advent
BY Fr Gabriel of St Mary Magdalene
From Divine Intimacy Prelude The Lord is coming; I place myself in His presence and go to meet Him with…
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