"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
I can’t believe it has taken me this long to advertise This Week’s Best In Catholic Apologetics:
This website aggregates a collection of different apologetics articles written by bloggers during the past week. They’ve regularly featured my various apologetics posts and sent web traffic my way. Some reciprocal advertising was well overdue. Mea culpa.
When I was living in Washington DC I got to see today’s artist live, the band, Zelos. “Steal Away” is probably my favourite track on their EP, describing a beautiful reality of leaving the crowd and stealing away with the Lord.
In Bible study we completed our study of Paul’s first epistle to the Thessalonians. Although it’s still very much a work-in-progress, my notes are now online:
I came across this article over at Truth And Charity about one ladies spiritual journey through charismatic renewal and traditional prayer. I thought it was really interesting since it somewhat resembles the development of my own spirituality through my 20’s:
Today is Friday, but there’ll be no fasting today because today is the Feast Day! Today we celebrate the Assumption/Dormition of the Blessed Virgin. In case you were wondering, yes, it’s a Holy Day of Obligation/Opportunity.
To prepare for Mass today, I’d invite you read yesterday’s post from Joe Heschmeyer over at Shameless Popery. Joe includes the text of a homily by St. Gregory the Wonder-Worker from the mid-200s..
“When I remember the disobedience of Eve, I weep. But when I view the fruit of Mary, I am again renewed”
“… For from Mary, the divine fountain of the ineffable Godhead, gushes forth grace and free gift of the Holy Spirit. From a single Holy Virgin the Pearl of much price proceeded, in order to make alive once more the first-created man that was dead through sin…”
“Holy and wise in all things was the all-blessed Virgin; in all ways peerless among all nations, and unrivaled among women”
If you’d like to read more, thanks to Joe the entire homily is available here…
Given what’s going on around the world, particularly in Iraq, on his Feast Day St. Maximilian has some wisdom to share with us…
