by Fr. Nick Meisl | Dec 24, 2018
Christmas Mass during the Day | John 1:1-18 Say what you will about Andrew Lloyd Webber’s song “Jesus Christ Superstar”, but the refrain of this song poses very important questions to Jesus that are well worth considering on Christmas: “who are you? What have you...
by Fr. Nick Meisl | Dec 24, 2018
Christmas Mass During the Night | Luke 2:1-14 When Jesus entered the world, he turned it upside down. Things on the top were brought to the bottom and things on the bottom were brought to the top. The Gospel that we heard from Luke (Lk 2:1-16) shows how Jesus has...
by Catholic Insight | Dec 24, 2018
It is oft good – if still disheartening – to read of one’s deepest fears realized, for it signifies that one’s thoughts are tending in the right direction, even if those same thoughts lead to a dark place. It is thus that I, with some...
by John Paul Meenan, Editor | Dec 24, 2018
Saint Peter Canisius’ life (1521-1597) spans the century of what history inaccurately calls the Protestant ‘reformation’, while describing our saint as one of the foremost champions of what is unfortunately called the Catholic...
by John Paul Meenan, Editor | Dec 24, 2018
As we draw close to Christmas, waiting in these days of darkness, it is profitable to reflect on the purpose of the Incarnation. An anecdote I heard once has it that someone spray-painted on a highway rock-face, Jesus saves!, below which someone attempting humour...