In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV resumed his catechesis on Sacrosanctum Concilium, Vatican II's Constitution on the Liturgy. Reflecting on the Mystery of the Blessed Sacrament, he said that "It is by receiving Him in His Word and in the Eucharist that we become what we receive. We become the Body whose Head is the risen Christ, seated at the right hand of the Father (cf. Colossians 1:18), who prepares a place for us in heaven (cf. John 14:3)." ...read more

It was 9pm on a Wednesday evening when I finally arrived in Madrid. Superficially most cosmopolitan cities in developed nations look similar: a main thoroughfare leading into and out of the city, some tall building, billboards, neon signs on top of buildings and the like. What struck me about Madrid’s skyline were two things. First ...read more