Catholic Church

By Msgr. Charles Pope - There is an old African-American spiritual that says, “Rock-a my soul in the bosom of Abraham. Oh, rock-a my soul!” At first glance its meaning may seem obscure, but it speaks to a deep tradition and a kind of spiritual strategy that has great wisdom... Biblically, the “bosom of Abraham” referred to the place of rest in Sheol, where the righteous dead awaited the Messiah and Judgment Day.

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - A common cliché, “You’re only human,” harbors unintended meanings as well. The expression is similar to Alexander Pope’s observation: “To err is human; to forgive divine.” Of course, we usually use the phrase to console someone who regrets an error or a sin. However, we should be attentive to important distinctions regarding God and man, and not allow clumsy clichés to distort our thinking.

By Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing - ...no matter how much you think you know, you still come upon paintings you’ve missed. How could you not? No one knows how many works of art have been created in disparate cultures over thousands of years. I don’t know if anybody even knows how many exist today, although the MET in New York City has two million works of art in its collection, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg has three million, and, in both cases, most of it’s in storage!