"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
Recently my friend Joseph Heschmeyer from Shameless Popery was on the radio programme at Catholic Answers. He had previously been on the show once before, talking about Where we got the Bible.
This time he was on the show speaking about The Eucharist in the Early Church. The episode came to the attention of my favourite (and I do mean that!) anti-Catholic apologist, Dr. James White. Bravo Joe 😀
I will give praise during my lifetime, I will not be a dead person among the living
– St. Ephraim
I first visited Rome at the start of 2009 to celebrate my Mum’s birthday. I returned again at the end of that year on pilgrimage with friends from Washington DC. Both of these trips were wonderful and secured a fondness in my heart for both Italy in general, and for its historic capital in particular.
Before I left San Diego, I had the opportunity to go to the Outcry Tour where the band Elevation performed. Today’s song was my favourite from their set, O Come to the Altar:
Are you hurting and broken within
Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin
Jesus is calling
Have you come to the end of yourself
Do you thirst for a drink from the well
Jesus is calling
O come to the altar
The Father’s arms are open wide
Forgiveness was bought with
The precious blood of Jesus Christ
Leave behind your regrets and mistakes
Come today there’s no reason to wait
Jesus is calling
Bring your sorrows and trade them for joy
From the ashes a new life is born
Jesus is calling
Oh what a Savior
Isn’t he wonderful
Sing alleluia, Christ is risen
Bow down before him
For he is Lord of all
Sing alleluia, Christ is risen
Bear your cross as you wait for the crown
Tell the world of the treasure you’ve found
I recently came across this website by Chris Carter where he outlines St. Ignatius of Loyola’s approach to Spiritual Growth. The strategy offered here is not only effective, but also applicable outside the realm of spiritual growth:
If you’re fortunate enough to live in San Diego this summer, you will have been able to attend the Catholic Answers “Summer Series”, a collection of talks offered by Catholic Answers speakers at different churches around the Diocese. For those of you not living in that part of the country (or world!) those talks are available online by clicking the link below:
I do love contemporary Christian music, but it is pretty spot-on:
