Selections from Vatican Information Service news bulletins.
On December 29, 2010, in his general audience Pope Benedict catechized on the seven spiritual weapons which Catherine of Bologna (1413-1463). They are concise and easy to recall, and since there are seven it makes it convenient to contemplate one each day as a guide to daily sanctification. These notes are contained in her one … Read more
Last year in April the Vatican Information Service, the official daily news bulletin service of the Vatican, announced the opening of its online blog. The blog is searchable and contains post data from as far back as 1999! VIS NOW HAS ITS OWN BLOG VATICAN CITY, 12 APR 2010 (VIS) – As of the morning … Read more
Almost a year ago the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments completed the English translation of the Roman Missal and immediately Pope Benedict XVII gathered our attention to a new task; that of “preparing for the reception of the new translation by clergy and lay faithful”. Sources inform me that preparation … Read more
On Jan 14th Pope Benedict XVI authorized the Congrgation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate decrees for sainthood and beatification. Among the pending beatified is – Venerable Servant of God John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla), Polish Supreme Pontiff (1920-2005). What is notable about the company John Paul II is joined by is that his … Read more
The reason the masters works endure is because the subject satisfied deep desires of the soul… “Beauty, whether that of the natural universe or that expressed in art,… can become a path towards the transcendent, towards the ultimate Mystery, towards God.”[…]
“…Hence it is important to avoid the secularisation of clergy and the ‘clericalisation’ of the laity”[…]