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Author Archives: Jean-François Billot
Theology
The Summit of Truth
Who hasn’t been fascinated by the search for truth?Theology teaches us that the various truths which exist have, in the final analysis, their source in God. Yet, let us try, in the first place, to know what the truth is.The notion of truth, or of the true, is constantly used in our daily life: it constitutes a reference without which a person could not live, at least in the realm of the practical. Numerous examples prove this –… Read More
News of our house
Requiem Mass for the deceased of our friends and benefactors
Some may find it strange that we notify you each month of this requiem Mass for the deceased of our friends and benefactors, but such an act is far much more than a simple pious practise or a duty that needs to be accomplished… It is an act of love that is dear to us. Do we not need to love our neighbour as we love ourselves? Is it not one of the most useful and efficacious prayers, to pray for the deceased of those who are dear to us?Thus,… Read More
Visit of Roma
Gladiators in Rome to the fifth century
The Coliseum certainly remains one of the most impressive monuments in the antique world. Located in the East of the Roman Forum, the Flavian amphitheatre, later called “the Coliseum” was initially intended to shelter gladiator fights. History of the Coliseum Rome endows with a permanent structure only in 29. This building comes in much later than in the provincial towns, probably by suspicion for these big places of gathering which… Read More
Visit of Roma
The most perfect antique monument come down to us
“Pantheon is the most perfect from the Roman architecture having come down to us!” Stendhal exclaimed (The Walks in Roma). In fact it is the best preserved monument in the antique Roma, with the Coliseum arousing the admiration through its size and durability. Achieved with the most advanced techniques, Pantheon remains the most important vestige of the Roman architectural genius… In Greek, “pantheon” means “temple of all the… Read More
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Christopher Lambert as a priest!
Tonight at the papal Athénée Regina Apostolorum of Christ’s Legionaries, there was a preview of the film The Gardener of God. Written and directed by Liana Marabini president of te Mirabilia Dictu International Catholic Film Festival.After the succes of her previous film about Vivaldi “Vivaldi the red priest”, Liana Marabini wrote yet another film about the life of another famous priest’, Grégoire Mendel, the father of modern… Read More
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The Inauguration of the Academic Year by the Pope
In the middle of the morning we all, students and professors of the Pontifical Universities of Rome, had a break from classes to gather at St. Peter’s Square, where the Pope inaugurated the new academic year: at 12:15 pm, in the Paul VI Meeting Room Benedict XVI received in an audience the entire group from the Pontifical Universities, as well as the International Federation of Catholic Universities, which is celebrating 60 years of canonical… Read More
Theology
In what way are we called to see God in Heaven?
The subject of this article being the supernatural knowledge of God, is it not insignificant to ask oneself how the mind can know God supernaturally? If it consists in a supernatural knowledge, then we can only think of God, nothing is impossible, and he can let us see him according to his will… In reality, it is important to discern the problem whilst respecting the limits and the capacities of man in order not to fall into the confusion… Read More
Visit of Roma
The catacombs of Saint Calixtus
The origins of the catacombs of Saint Calixtus The Roman law used to prescribe that the dead would be buried outside the towns, that is the way the catacombs of Saint Calixtus sprang up in Roma towards the end of the IInd and the beginning of the IIIrd century, under the pontificate of the Pope Zephirin. The custom to bury the dead underground was already known by the Etruscans, the Jews and the Romans; but with the Christianity sprang up… Read More
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The passing-through of Father de Tanoüarn at IBP-Roma
Abbé de Tanoüarn just spent two days at the Roman House of the Institute of the Good Shepherd so that he might give his first session of courses for the year. Actually, the seminarians of IBP Rome, on top of the courses they take at the university, receive a formation at the House on points specific to the Institute. This year Father will come regularly from the St. Paul Center with which he occupies himself at Paris, sharing his work… Read More
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Fr Marc de Saint-Sernin says his first roman mass with us
Barely six days after his priestly ordination, Fr Marc de Saint-Sernin came to say his first roman mass in our chapel. A moment of profoundly touching grace, especially as the ordination of our friend was not neutral: a diocesan priest ordained according to and for the extraordinary for of the roman rite, in the cathedral of his diocese and from the hands of his bishop. There is no doubt that here is a young pastor who is going to fill many… Read More
