As Cardinal Mercier said : "When prudence is everywhere, courage is nowhere."                                                                                  From Cardinal Sarah : "In order to avoid hearing God's music, we have chosen to use all the devices of this world. But heaven's instruments will not stop playing just because some people are deaf."                                                                                              Saint John-Paul II wrote: "The fact that one can die for the faith shows that other demands of the faith can also be met."                                                 Cardinal Müller says, “For the real danger to today’s humanity is the greenhouse gases of sin and the global warming of unbelief and the decay of morality when no one knows and teaches the difference between good and evil.”                                                  St Catherine of Siena said, “We've had enough exhortations to be silent. Cry out with a thousand tongues - I see the world is rotten because of silence.”                                                  Chesterton said, “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.”                                                Brethren, Wake up!

"HOLY WEEK THROUGH ART" Archbishop's meditation.

The Archbishop of Westminster, The Right Reverend Vincent Nichols, meditates upon the story of the Passion though works in the National Gallery.
"Welcome to The National Gallery here in Trafalgar Square. We’re here to look at some paintings; paintings that will help us to prepare for our Holy Week ceremonies and the feast of Easter. 
"We will look at the scene of Our Lord’s death on the cross; we will look at a scene of his entombment; of the first glimpse of the Risen Christ and finally; a painting of the glory of heaven, the promise of eternal life that is held before us all. 
"As we enter into Holy Week we prepare to celebrate the mysteries of the Lord’s death and Resurrection and one thing that is important to remember is that in the Liturgy, the power of those events are open to us now. Through Liturgy we become participants, not spectators, and the same is true for these paintings..."

Click here for transcript of the talk.
Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2011
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