"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
Yesterday Pope Benedict officially stepped down as Pope. We must continue to pray for him and for his successor…
“I am simply a pilgrim beginning the last leg of his pilgrimage on this earth.” – Pope Benedict XVI
A hermit said, “If you fall ill, do not complain. If the Lord God has willed that your body should be weakened , who are you to complain about it? Does he not care for you in all your needs? Surely you would not be alive without him. Be patient in your illness and ask God to give you what is right, that is, that which will enable you to do his will, and be patient, and eat what you have in charity” – De vitis Patrum, Sive Verba Seniorum, Liber V
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This month’s theology on Tap was brought to a close by Deacon Ray Arnold with his talk entitled “Getting right with God: Making the most of your Lent”. The talk, the Q&A session and the audience response are all available for download below.
Main Talk (Download)
Q&A (Download)
Response (Download)
I had my last meeting for the Young Adult Commission recently – we’ve got some more great talks lined up for the next Theology On Tap!
I’m sneaking in a non-Desert Fathers related post because I’m sure most Catholics are going to be increasingly pestered with more questions as to how a Pope is elected. So, if you want to sound smart you can either read about it over at Shameless Popery, or watch this snazzy video:
Today is Ash Wednesday and it marks the beginning of Lent in the Church’s liturgical year, a time of prayer, fasting and alms giving. In the Blogosphere, you’ll also hear a lot of talk about the 1-1-1 Plan.
I’ve decided to take a bit of a break from publishing anything of my own for the next forty days (with just a few exceptions). Instead of regular blog entries, I have scheduled my favourite quotations from one of the most recent books I’ve finished, Sayings of the Desert Fathers.
On 4th February at Cafe Coyote in Old Town, Dr. Christine Wood gave the following Theology On Tap talk:
God has Spoken, he has truly broken the great SILENCE:
Communicating the Gospel to Others!
Dr. Wood is originally from Sydney Australia, but teaches at John Paul The Great Catholic University here in America’s favourite city, San Diego in California.
(I wonder if she gets confused for being English as often as I get confused for being an Australian…hmmm…maybe I’ll ask her that next time during the Q&A session….)
Here in San Diego Diocese we make the audio of our Theology on Tap sessions freely available and you may download Dr. Wood’s talk from the links below:
Main Talk (Download)
Q&A (Download)
(Oh, and well done to Kevin for getting a mention for the JP2 Group during the Q&A!)
A lot of my non-Catholic friends have been asking me about the recent news from the Vatican. During our discussions I’ve often mentioned Cardinal Ratzinger’s reaction to becoming Pope. If you haven’t read it already, I’d invite you to go and read Joe’s article over at Shameless Popery:
He also wrote a post describing the different reactions of Pope Pius IX, Pius VIII, Pius X, Benedict XV, John Paul II and Clement XIV.
