Let us take three meditations on motherhood. For the first of them, I invite you to think about your grandmothers, and what your grandmothers represented for you. The grandmother has […]
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Author: Fr Yuhanna Azize
The Ascension (Part 1)
The Ascension (soolōqō) falls the fortieth day after Easter, and nine days before Pentecost each year. In his Homily on the Ascension of Our Lord, St Jacob of Sarug relates […]
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R.H. Benson’s “Non-Catholic Denominations” (Pt III)
{The full text of this book is available at https://archive.org/stream/tnoncatholicdenom00bensuoft/tnoncatholicdenom00bensuoft_djvu.txt} Chapter 3 of R.H. Benson’s Non-Catholic Denominations is applied to a certain type of Anglican which he calls, collectively, the […]
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Fifth Sunday after Easter
The Fifth Sunday after Easter The Introit Declare it with the voice of joy, and make this to be heard, alleluia: speak it out even to the ends of the […]
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St James: Overcoming Self-Righteous Anger
St James, whose feast we celebrate on 30 April, is an important saint in the Maronite tradition, not only because he was an apostle, but also because he was particularly […]
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Fourth Sunday after Easter
The Fourth Sunday after Easter The Introit Sing to the Lord a new canticle, alleluia, for the Lord hath done wonderful things, alleluia; He hath revealed His justice in the […]
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Review: Walker, “Why We Sleep”
Matthew Walker, Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams, Penguin, 2017 (342 pp. plus end material including index) This is a valuable book: it is the best […]
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A Short Form of Compline
Praying Compline It is a very good thing indeed to pray before turning in to bed at night. There is an inspired Catholic prayer service called “Compline” (“completion” of the […]
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Fourth Sunday after Easter: 153 Fish
In the Gospel passage we read for the Fourth Sunday after Easter, St John tells us that the apostles had fished all night and caught nothing. But, at the word […]
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Review, Monsignor R.H. Benson, “Non-Catholic Denominations” Pt II
In chapter II of Part 1 of Non Catholic Denominations, Monsignor Benson deals with the “Catholic” party of the Church of England. Benson commences with the “High Church party,” which […]
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