December 8, 2010

POPE PAYS HOMAGE TO OUR LADY: Pope Benedict pays homage to Mary on the feast day of the Immaculate Conception and urges her to give us the courage to choose goodness, even when this is difficult and entails going against the prevailing current......
PONDERING THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION: The Benedictine Abbot Timothy Wright reflects on Wednesday’s Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception which celebrates this special gift and privilege given to Mary, as the chosen Mother of Jesus...
MARY: THE MOTHER-TO-BE: We re-examine the biblical account of the Annunciation by the angel Gabriel and the insight this pivotal event sheds on the figure and character of Our Lady...
PRESERVING POMPEI : A series of wall collapses at Italy’s ancient city of Pompei has once again swung the spotlight on the often precarious state of the country’s vast historical heritage.....