A kind of breviary of reflections for each day of the year from the Pope’s various writings. Taken from the book, Co-Workers Of The Truth (Ignatius)
The context of meaning surrounding the word “Advent” also includes the word visitatio, which in itself simply means “a visit” but since oldest times has been rendered in German as Heimsuchung . In this regard a remarkable shift in our understanding has occured: the term Heimsuchung has all but lost...
The reason why so far nothing has been done regarding the publication of the “third secret” is not at all because the popes would want to hide something terrible. From Fatima an earnest signal was sent out, addressing the prevailing thoughtlessness, a reminder of the seriousness of life and of history, and pointing to...
John the Baptist and Mary are the two great personages typyfying our existence in Advent. They, therefore, dominate the liturgy of Advent. Let us first gaze on John the Baptist. Challenging and active he stands before us, a “type” of the manly vocation. In harsh terms he demands metanoia, a radical transformation of attitudes. ...
