A Treasure To Be Shared

Truth (circa late 14 C) by Geoffrey Chaucer Flee fro the prees and dwelle with sothfastnesse; Suffyce unto thy thing, though it be smal, For hord hath hate, and climbing tikelnesse, Prees hath envye, and wele blent overal. Savour no more than thee bihove shal, Reule wel thyself that other folk canst rede, And trouthe thee shal delivere, it is no drede. Tempest thee noght al croked to redresse In trust of hir that turneth as a bal; Gret reste stant in litel besinesse. Be war therfore to sporne ayeyns an al, Stryve not, as doth the crokke with the wal. Daunte thyself, that dauntest otheres dede, And trouthe thee shal delivere, it is no drede. That thee is sent, receyve in buxumnesse; The wrastling for this world axeth a fal. Her is non hoom, her nis but wildernesse: Forth, pilgrim, forth! Forth, beste, out of thy stal! Know thy contree, look up, thank God of al; Hold the heye wey and lat thy gost thee lede, And trouthe thee shal delivere, it is no drede. Therfore, thou Vache, leve th...

At a Solemn Music (1633–34) by John Milton (1608–1674) BLEST pair of Sirens, pledges of Heaven’s joy, Sphere-born harmonious Sisters, Voice and Verse, Wed your divine sounds, and mixed power employ, Dead things with inbreathed sense able to pierce; And to our high-raised phantasy present That undisturbèd Song of pure consent, Aye sung before the sapphire-coloured Throne To Him that sits thereon, With saintly shout and solemn jubily; Where the bright Seraphim in burning row Their loud uplifted angel trumpets blow, And the Cherubic host in thousand quires Touch their immortal harps of golden wires, With those just Spirits that wear victorious palms, Hymns devout and holy psalms Singing everlastingly: That we on Earth, with undiscording voice, May rightly answer that melodious noise; As once we did, till disproportioned Sin Jarred against Nature’s chime, and with harsh din Broke the fair music that all creatures made To their great Lord, whose love their motions swayed In perfect...

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Post-Ordination Remarks 1:58:00 Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPGbk2lNMFk Ordination of Michael Nazir-Ali  to the Sacred Order of Presbyters Post-Ordination Remarks The Rev. Fr. Michael Nazir-Ali Thank you Fr. Keith for this opportunity, and first of all, of course, I would like to express my gratitude to His Eminence Vincent Cardinal Nichols for coming and for spending so much time. Actually, more time than he had allocated, because he arrived an hour earlier than he had intended. I’m sure that’s in God’s providence. And, of course, to Monsignor Keith and to Gill for their gracious hospitality. For Archbishop Bernard, for journeying with me and actually even turning up at the railway station to show me the way – so, that’s really quite literally showing me the way - thank you very much indeed. To so many of the clergy in the Ordinariate whom I have known previously for many years, and it is very good to see so many here today. You will have seen various interviews a...

If you don't behave as you believe, you will end by believing as you behave. - The Venerable Fulton J. Sheen Language: Your words matter  - from an article at  Catholic East Texas According to St. Thomas Aquinas, language is an external tool meant to communicate truth, and as such it is governed by modesty. Our language is governed by modesty because it is “the virtue that moderates all the internal and external movements and appearance of a person according to his or her endowments, possessions, and station in life.”  Language is a beautiful and noble tool. Just like any tool, it can be misused and even abused. Language is not about manifesting our each and every emotion through self-consumed diatribes, expletives, complaints, and so forth, as society might have us believe. Rather, language is meant to communicate. If we are deliberate in our speech, we can find immense healing interiorly because words matter. Words have so much power, and the words we use greatly shape ...

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Virgin Mary and the devil from BL YT 13, f. 155v Bas-de-page scene of the Virgin Mary pulling on the horns of a vanquished devil, while on the left, an angel holds a rescued soul, with a caption reading, ‘Cy n[ost]re dame tout le deable un alme.’ Image taken from f. 155v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). Written in Latin and French. A 14th-century Book of Hours http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=yates_thompson_ms_13_fs001r Description from The Taymouth Hours | British Library Books of Hours were popular books of devotion during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. Luxurious copies with rich decorations were highly appreciated by royal and aristocratic patrons. Four apparent owner portraits of a crowned woman indicate that this Book of Hours was most likely made for a royal woman (ff. 7r, 18r, 139r, 188v; digitised images 1, 2, 12, 28). Suggestions for her identity have included: Isabella of France (1295–1358), wife of Edward II; one of Isabella ...

Photo by Enrique Vidal Flores Do not turn your suffering into wrath, for madness shall surely follow, a madness that consumes not only you but those around you as well. Such a madness consumes reason and sympathy, and boils away humanity until, in isolation, a continuous lament becomes the dirge of a soul possessed of the need to destroy others, even making one become the thing hated. The saints know that our wounds leave a place for God to enter in and transform and purify us of useless attachments, relieving us of false loves. No one should pretend that the crucifying process of suffering is without pain. With the grace of God, we are able to enter into the wounds of Jesus, which are a place for us to enter in, in His time and in His way, to be transformed more and more in likeness to God. Our capacity to bear trials and to rely on God for His peace is increased the more we trust God and accept His grace to live for, by and with Him, for the salvation of souls. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 ...

The Holy Gospel according to St. John 12:32 (A)nd I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself. Former Baptist Pastor (John Thompson) Explains His Conversion to Catholicism https://www.ncregister.com/blog/john-thompson-former-baptist-pastor-becomes-catholic I went back and looked at worship in the early Church. I expected to find the Baptist Church with preaching and worship that reflected Baptist beliefs. Yet I found that the earliest post-Scriptural documents that we have speak of liturgy from the very beginning. You don’t find the free worship of the Baptist or the Evangelical tradition. You find the liturgy, forms of worship and set prayers from very early in the Church. And, most importantly, you find not just the Liturgy of the Word, the proclaimed or preached Word of God, but you have the Liturgy of the Eucharist. You discover the two-fold action of hearing the Word of God and responding by offering up the Sacrifice through which you receive the Body, Blood...

True love never dies; it transforms and is transformed. True love transforms into freedom and thrills for the other's good. Cheap love, a lesser love, has us cling to fantasy - greed, lust, envy, jealousy, addiction - and rots into misery. True love never dies. God's grace keeps true love alive; God's grace keeps love true.