Introit Let us all rejoice in the Lord, celebrating a festival day in honour of all the Saints: at whose solemnity the Angels rejoice, and give praise to the Son […]
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Month: October 2020
Why Freud Was Wrong: The Catholic Connection
I have almost finished reading the massive 650 page plus Why Freud Was Wrong, the masterpiece of the late Richard Webster. It is one of the best books I have […]
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Learn the “Aboun d.bašmayo” (the Our Father in Syriac) on Youtube – and why
I am pleased to announce that, on 29 October 2020, a small group of young Maronites placed a good quality recording of the Aboun d.bašmayo (the Our Father in Syriac) […]
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The Feast of Christ the King
Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson’s Spiritual Letters (Part IV)
Today we commence the Catholic letters from Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson’s Spiritual Letters of Monsignor R. Hugh Benson to One of his Converts (1915). First of all, as a preface […]
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The “Our Father” in Syriac, with Notes
PART ONE: The “OUR FATHER,” Syriac transliteration and literal English translation Aboun d.baš.ma.yo Our Father, who (is) in heaven net.qa.daš šmokh Let it be hallowed, Thy name tee.te mal.kou.tokh Let […]
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Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Introit (Daniel 3: 31, 29, 35) All that Thou hast done to us, O Lord, Thou hast done in true judgment: because we have sinned against […]
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The Rosary: Intention, Attention, and Retention
Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson’s Spiritual Letters (Part III)
This is the third part of my review of Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson’s Spiritual Letters of Monsignor R. Hugh Benson to One of his Converts, Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1915. […]
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Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Introit (Daniel 39: 31, 25) I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord: in whatever tribulation they shall cry to Me, I will hear […]
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