Beauty will save the world
I came across this great series on “Architectural Theology” by Denis McNamara:
Category: Catholicism
More Sermons than you could shake a stick at
One of the purposes of this blog is to put people into contact with good Catholic resources. Well, today I have a doozy. Audio Sancto is a website run by a group Catholic laymen and contains well over six hundred sermons from a number of different priests, all categorized and iTunes-ready. Enjoy 🙂
Sunday Lectionary: Extraordinary Grace
As I said, I’ll still be producing these Lectionary Notes from time to time, as and when we have new people leading the JP2 Group’s Bible Study. This week Rob will be leading for the first time, so here are some notes…
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time: September 30th, 2012
Our Readings this week concern God’s gratuitous gift of His Spirit.
In the First Reading, even though Eldad and Medad were not at the Tent of Meeting, God’s Spirit falls upon them. In the Gospel, Jesus tells the disciples not to hinder the work done in His name by others simply because they didn’t belong to their group. Jesus then gives them some warnings, exhorting them to cast off anything which hinders their entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven. St. James in our Second Reading is handing out warnings too, especially to the rich.
The Sacraments are the “ordinary” means of God’s grace (although far from “ordinary”!), but God’s grace is not simply restricted to the Sacraments. So, as you go about this week, be on the lookout for God’s “extra-ordinary” grace at work…
Relationship Advice (from someone else)
nuff said
The Eastern Catholic Church: An Introduction
As the new school year begins, the Confirmation programme at Our Lady of the Rosary starts again. This Sunday will therefore be my last regular Sunday worshiping at an Eastern Rite parish :-(.
However, this Sunday is going to be extra special as my Mum will be coming with me to experience the Byzantine Divine Liturgy for the first time :-). Several other friends will also be coming for the first time. So, in case they check my blog before Sunday, here’s a little introduction to the Eastern Catholic Church:
Catholic Bibles: Bigger, Better.
Earlier this week, Joe at Shameless Popery produced an excellent couple of posts (Part 1 | Part 2) in response to an hour-long presentation by Evangelical Brian Edwards. In his lecture, Pastor Edwards attempts to prove why the Protestant canon is correct and why the Bible should only contain 66 books.
I strongly recommend you go and read Joe’s rebuttal. However, if you’re too lazy, here it is expressed in “meme” form…. 🙂
