Understanding Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, Part Two: Early History continued…
Next in the series… the impact of the conversion of Constantine, the beginning of the Byzantine Church and the centuries leading up to the Great Schism of 1054. Citations (including links to Amazon to purchase your own copy of these works) Appleyard, George; “Light of the East, A Guide to Eastern Catholicism for Western Catholics”, […]
More Reflections on the Life of Bl. John Henry Newman
In anticipation of the canonization of Bl. John Henry Newman and our presence in Rome for that event, Dr. Robert Moynihan wrote the following Editorial in the latest issue of Inside the Vatican magazine: Peter, Paul, Newman and Rome Peter holds the primacy of authority in the Church. He died in Rome, as did Paul. […]
Dr. Moynihan and the Urbi et Orbi Foundation continuing the mission in the Ukraine
From the desk of Robert Moynihan, now in the Ukraine as part of a delegation with the Urbi et Orbi Foundation. This is his latest Moynihan Letter (#42 for 2019) sharing his reflections of the tragic reality of the conflict along the Ukrainian-Russian border, that there is no “ordinary solution” and yet, he finds a […]
“I have placed all my confidence in God….
“I have placed all my confidence in God, from whose goodness I hope He will grant me to reach not only San Diego to raise the standard of the Holy Cross in that port, but also Monterey.” —St. Junipero Serra, 1768, when he was about to begin his missionary work in California This quote shapes […]
The canonization date has been set!
[The featured photo above is of Cardinal Newman in Rome] Two weeks ago was the feast day of Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman and we dedicated a blog post telling part of this man’s story and his importance in the Catholic history of England and of the Universal Church. Recently, it was announced that October […]
St. Benedict and the Sacro Speco
Today is the feast day of St. Benedict! Subiaco is where the Sacro Speco or Holy Grotto is located where he lived for three years until fame of his sanctity brought people that persuaded him to become abbot of a local monastery, The small town of Subiaco is located about 45 miles east of Rome. The […]
St. Bonaventure and a California Mission….
Photo left is of San Buenaventura Mission, a Spanish Mission located in Ventura, California. It is the ninth and last mission established by St. Junipera Serra, a Franciscan priest whose missionary work and life is the theme of our California Missions Pilgrimage as discussed in a prior blog post [Click HERE to read about St. […]
The Urbi Et Orbi Foundation and Our Mission Story….
Above, St. Basil’s Cathedral at the end of Moscow’s Red Square in the center of the city From the desk of Robert Moynihan, currently in Russia as part of a delegation with the Urbi et Orbi Foundation. This is his latest Moynihan Letter (#40 for 2019) explaining why he is there and, in part, the […]
June 22 the Feast Day of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher
Two more English martyrs who died at Tyburn in 1535 for refusing to acknowledge King Henry VIII as the Supreme Head of the Church of England and for upholding the Roman Catholic Church’s doctrine of papal supremacy. They died within two weeks of each other. St. John Fisher studied at the University of Cambridge (photo, […]
Catholic England…..
There is a very old tradition in England of referring to the country as “Our Lady’s Dowry.” (The above featured photo is of the Wilton Dyptych famously depicting England as the Dowry of the Blessed Virgin Mary.) We think of England today as solidly Protestant — which it, of course, has been since the days […]