Next Cor ad Cor Meeting at Littlemore Oxford
Obituary of Rev. John T. Ford, CSC
One of the leading Newman scholars, Rev. John Thomas Ford, CSC, 89, died at Holy Cross House, Notre Dame, Ind. on December 29, 2021 after a short illness. Fr. Ford was born on November 21, 1932 in Dallas, Tex., the … Continued
Prof. Joseph Carola SJ, Newman and Rome
During a Day of Recollection with St John Henry Newman…
Moses the Type of Christ
“The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee
a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me;
unto Him ye shall harken.” – Deut. 18:15.
The history of Moses is valuable to Christians, not only as giving us a pattern of fidelity towards God, of great firmness, and great meekness, but also as affording us a type or figure of our Saviour Christ.
Encouragement for the Season of Lent
Let us pray Him to bless what we venture for Him, that we may not only labour, but may receive our wages, and gather fruit unto life eternal. This world is a very little thing to give up for the next.
Apostolic Abstinence a Pattern for Christians
(Lent)
“Drink no longer water,
but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake,
and thine often infirmities.” –
1 Tim. 5:23.
This is a remarkable verse, because it accidentally tells us so much. It is addressed to Timothy, St. Paul’s companion, the first Bishop of Ephesus. Of Timothy we know very little, except that he did minister to St. Paul, and hence we might have inferred that he was a man of very saintly character;
Christ’s Privations a Meditation for Christians
(FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT)
“Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich.”
2 Cor 8:9
As time goes on, and Easter draws nearer, we are called upon not only to mourn over our sins, but especially over the various sufferings which Christ our Lord and Saviour underwent on account of them.
Thoughts for Lent
From the earliest times down to this day, these weeks before Easter have been set apart every year, for the particular remembrance and confession of our sins.
Life the Season of Repentance
(Second Sunday in Lent)
“And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.” – Gen. 27:34.
I suppose no one can read this chapter without feeling some pity for Esau. He had expected that his father would give him his blessing, but his brother was beforehand with him and got the blessing instead. He did not know what had happened, and he came in to his father to be blessed, without any suspicion that he was not to be blessed.