St. John Paul II, St. Maximilian Kolbe, & the Blessed Mother – Video
In this brief video by Sherwood Fellows the key themes of Lent are explored - th...
Dr. Italy
In this brief video by Sherwood Fellows the key themes of Lent are explored - th...
In this 8 minute video, Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Ph.D. (Dr. Italy) shares so...
The parable of the foolish virgins who let the oil in their lamps run out recalls the recurring nightmare that so many experience, of being caught tot...
A reflection on the Solemnity of All Souls, touching on the mystery of death and the afterlife including heaven, hell, and purgatory, and the validity...
St. Martin de Porres lessons from his life: excerpts from the homily given by Pope John XXIII on the occasion of his canonization....
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']D[/dropcaps]ear Beatitudes, Eminences and Excellencies, Dear Brothers and Sisters, I would like first of all to thank the Lord, who has guided our synodal process in these years by his Holy Spirit, whose support is never lacking to the Church. My heartfelt...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']J[/dropcaps]ust before Christmas 1936, Regina Bergoglio gave birth to her first child, who she named Jorge, which is Spanish for George. As she held her baby boy in the intense sunshine of an Argentinean summer, little did she know that...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']D[/dropcaps]ear Brothers and Sisters, This morning I have the joy of celebrating my first Chrism Mass as the Bishop of Rome. I greet all of you with affection, especially you, dear priests, who, like myself, today recall the day of your...
Holy Mass for the Closing of the XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (official translation) 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 25 October 2015 [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps]he three Readings for this Sunday show us God’s compassion, his fatherhood, definitively revealed in Jesus. In the midst of...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']C[/dropcaps]onfirmation/Chrismation Biblical and Historical Basis Biblical Christ’s anointing with Holy Spirit coming up after baptism in fulfillment of Is 61:1, anointing for battle & mission Acts 10:38 “I take it you know what has been reported all over Judea about...
End Times Prophecy of St. Malachy Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']A[/dropcaps]ccording to the prophecies of St. Malachy (d. 1148), the successor of Pope Benedict will be the last man to sit on the throne of Peter before the end of the world. But...
ECUMENISM & EVANGELIZATION: SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY by: Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio This very limited bibliography was used in a Master’s level course taught in the University of Dallas’s Institute of Religious and Pastoral Studies(IRPS) from 1994 to 2001. Call numbers are those of the Univ. of Dallas library. The abbreviation...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']D[/dropcaps]early beloved, I know now that you are safe, as I was hoping, and I felt that I had paid you a visit, by being suddenly transported over the face of the earth like Habakkuk, when the angel brought him...
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON MARRIAGE & FAMILY by Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Ph.D. Www.dritaly.com This bibliography is by no means complete or up-to-date. It is provided only as a starting point for further reading and research on marriage and family. It should not be implied that inclusion of a book in this bibliography connotes...
CATECHETICAL LECTURES XIII-XXIII Including the 5 MYSTAGOGICAL CATECHESES St. Cyril of Jerusalem Early Church Father and Doctor of the Church [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps]LECTURE XIII. ON THE WORDS, CRUCIFIED AND BURIED ISAIAH liii. 1, 7. Who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the Lord...