Christ is everything
You have seen those bumperstickers, Christ is the answer?
"Those who want to enlighten their neighbors must first be on fire within themselves"
Thomas of Villanova
If St Augustine had had a car, and liked bumper stickers, he'd likely have that one. For him, Christ is the center. Christ, in fact, not only the answer, he is everything for Augustine. Fr Tom Martin, a well-recognized Augustine scholar at Villanova University, takes every opportunity to emphasize the importance of Christ for St Augustine.
Focus on Christ
At the end of an interesting and informative talk on Augustineď's spirituality Fr Martin said that Augustine would be upset with us. And the audience wondered why. "We spent", he explained, "an hour and a half talking about Augustine, when Augustine would say we should have spent that time talking about Christ". (Read more here!)


"...In The News" Our Pontiff: Pope Benedict XVI states:
Sacred Music Enriched by Past and Present

VATICAN CITY, OCT. 15, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Sacred music is a treasure of inestimable value, greater even than that of any other art, says Benedict XVI.
The Pope said this Saturday during a visit to the newly refurbished Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, the Vatican press office said today.Read more


Sacred Earth–A Review By E. Connelly
In Sacred Earth, Sanctuary's new release, a synergy of exotic instruments - add the improbable likes of the dobro, Tibetan tingshas, djembe, and dumbek - alloy into a riveting album of contrast and versatility. Contemplative and imposing, whimsical and enigmatic, Sanctuary's forthcoming release is the project of Fr. Shawn Tracy and Dan Mason, who compose as well as perform in the twenty-eight original pieces on the two-CD album.Read more

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