Peter

When we think of strange verses in the New Testament, the fantastic visions of Revelation immediately leap to mind. But Revelation isn’t the only place. From weird words used by St. Paul to the trance of St. Peter, here are…

During Christ’s Passion, Peter stood near the warmth of a charcoal fire and denied knowing Him.  Today, Jesus and Peter meet again near a charcoal fire.  Why?
Gospel (Read Jn 21:1-19)
St. John tells us that an appearance of Jesus…

On many occasions I’ve heard non-Catholics object to the papacy.  Often, they say something like this: “I just can’t believe that one man on earth, the Pope, is holier than everyone else.”  So who ever said that being sinless is…

My ten year old is a diehard LOTR junkie, so like many other families we found ourselves going to see Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit during the holiday season. And why not? I mean, what could go together more naturally than…

New Icon in the Style of the 12th century St Albans Psalter

by David Clayton November 27, 2012

Here is a recently completed icon by the British icon painter Peter Murphy which caught my eye. It is an image of the three angels from the account of the Hospitality of Abraham and it is in the style of…

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The Transfiguration: Jesus Draws Back the Veil

by Gayle Somers February 29, 2012

The Gospel reading for the second Sunday in Lent (Mark 9:2-10) really requires attention to the context in which it appears (read Mk 8:31-9:1) to best understand it.  We see that when Jesus “began to teach [the apostles] that the…

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Realms Above–Pope’s Homily after Red Hatting

by Pope Benedict XVI February 18, 2012

Pope Benedict XVI delivered this homily at Mass in Vatican Basilica, with the newly-created cardinals, on the solemnity of the Chair of Saint Peter
Dear brothers and sisters, [...] today’s Gospel passage presents Peter, under divine inspiration, expressing his own…

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