Daily Archives: 12 October 2021

On My Bookshelf: Binti

For at least a month, this novella has been on my tag list for online borrowing. It finally popped up “available” a few days ago. According to my app, it took me fifty minutes to read it. I sent it … Continue reading

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Diocese of Rome Synod Address, Part 9, The Holy Spirit

“To the Holy Spirit and to us”. Still, it is always tempting to do things on our own, in an “ecclesiology of substitution”, which can take many forms. Another turn of phrase, an ecclesiology of substitution. It is indeed a … Continue reading

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Via Pulchritudinis: On The Pathway towards the Beauty of Christ, Part 2

Yesterday we began On the Pathway towards the Beauty of Christ. Let’s finish the thought today: The pastoral work of the Church, which leads people to meet Christ, finds in the presentation of beauty the means to wake up hearts for … Continue reading

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Reconciliatio et Paenitentia 7: In the Light of Christ the Reconciler

We continue with the first theme of Part I, Chapter Two and we are considering salvation “In the Light of Christ the Reconciler.” In the eleventh chapter of the fourth Gospel, remember that narrative where Martha confesses Jesus as “the Messiah, the … Continue reading

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