Readings: • Acts 1:12-14 • Psa 27:1, 4, 7-8 • 1 Pt 4:13-16 • Jn 17:1-11a “Our Father, who art in heaven…” You know the rest. We are all familiar with The Lord’s Prayer, given […]
In the weeks leading up to the conclave that would elect Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, the New York Times published an article with the headline: “As Cardinals Prepare to Elect a Pope, One Motto Is ‘Unity.’ […]
Readings: • Hab 1:2-3; 2:2-4 • Psa 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 • 2 Tim 1:6-8, 13-14 • Lk 17:5-10 “Lord, I would seek you, calling upon you—and calling upon you is an act of believing in […]
Readings: Is 6:1-2a, 3-8 Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8 1 Cor 15:1-11 or 15:3-8 Lk 5:1-11 God initiates. Man responds. Jesus calls. Man answers. Such is the dynamic relationship at the heart of salvation history […]
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this essay was posted at CWR on January 25, 2021. The author has now added two recent translations—Peter Constantine (2018) and Anthony Esolen (2023)—and has lightly edited some of […]
Readings: • Wis 2:12, 17-20 • Ps 54:3-4, 5, 6 and 8 • Jas 3:16-4:3 • Mk 9:30-37 Three of the greatest temptations known to man are lust for power, pursuit of illicit pleasure, and […]
St. Augustine is the patron saint of brewers, printers, theologians, and a number of cities and dioceses. / Credit: Attributed to Gerard Seghers, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Lima Newsroom, Aug 28, 2024 / 15:53 pm (CNA).
St. Augustine, … […]
St. Augustine of Hippo. / Credit: Cathopic
CNA Staff, Aug 28, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA).
The Catholic Church honors St. Augustine of Hippo, an early Church father, doctor of the Church, and foundational theologian, on Aug. 28.Augustine was brought … […]
In the comments to my CWR article on different translations of the Confessions, a reader related the common experience of trying to read Augustine and giving up. “The time to read and digest the Confessions […]
Pope Francis visits the Basilica of St. Augustine in Rome on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Aug 27, 2024 / 12:15 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis made a surprise visit to the Basilica of St. Augustine on Tuesday to pray at … […]
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