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Luke’s account of the birth of Jesus begins with a reference to Augustus Caesar (v 1). It is easy to rapidly move on to the rest of the account, and so put Augustus Caesar out of...
“O gates lift up your heads Grow higher ancient doors That the King of Glory may come in Who is this King of Glory? The Lord of Hosts, He is the King of Glory! (Ps 24:7...
On this day, 22 December, in 1216, our holy father Dominic received papal approval from Pope Honorius III for the establishment of an Order of Preachers. In anticipation of the 800th...
It is interesting that the liturgy places the reading of Isaiah’s prophecy that ‘a young woman / virgin is with child and will bear a son’ with Luke’s account...
If you’ve purchased anything online in the last few years, you may have noticed a new type of advertising. Sites like Amazon.com and iTunes use your searching and buying history...
Br Nicholas Crowe OP considers St Matthew's presentation of Christ's lineage, which is read to us during Mass in these days before Christmas. What does the person of Joseph...
