The wisdom of silence
Adam de Ville has a particularly good post on Eastern Christian Books on Terry Eagleton’s book on sacrifice. This is an especially rich post covering a range of topics… but…
Tag: Christ on the cross
Ray High Cross, Falcarragh, Donegal
Ray is a townland a little beyond Falcarragh on the road to Dunfanaghy (near Joe & Anne Kane’s Studio) It boasts an ancient Irish Church site associated with Iona and therefore St Columba , and…
#GoodFriday – reflections on the #SevenLastWords by Robert Hugh Benson
I have posted Fr Robert Hugh Benson’s meditations on the Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, along with Haydn’s Seven Last Words Here is the Introduction “Father, forgive them,…
“I thirst”
From Fr Robert Hugh Benson’s Seven Last Words: THE FIFTH WORD I thirst. Our Lord continues to reveal His own condition, since He, after all, is the key to all…
“It is consummated”
From Fr Robert Hugh Benson’s Seven Last Words: THE SIXTH WORD: “It is consummated. He has finished His Father’s business, He has dealt with sinners and saints, and has finally…
“Woman, behold thy son. Behold thy mother”
From Fr Robert Hugh Benson’s Seven Last Words: “THE THIRD WORD Woman, behold thy son. Behold thy mother. Our Divine Lord now turns, from the soul who at one bound…
“Amen I say to thee, to-day thou shalt be with Me in Paradise”
From Fr Robert Hugh Benson’s Seven Last Words: THE SECOND WORD Amen I say to thee, to-day thou shalt be with Me in Paradise. Our Divine Lord, in this Second…
“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do”
https://youtu.be/kMbGWPaXX8Y From Fr Robert Hugh Benson’s reflections on the Seven Last Words: Father forgive them, for they know not what they do. In previous considerations we have studied the Life…
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