Francis Libermann: the Jewish venerable of the Church

December 12, 2014August 6, 2015 FOS

Francis Libermann was a Jewish from the 19th-century converted to Catholicism who was a member of the Spiritan order. He is best known for founding the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary which later merged with the Congregation of the Holy Ghost. He is often referred to as “The Second Founder of the Holy Read More

Jules Isaac: pioneer of Jewish-Christian Relationship

November 26, 2014August 6, 2015 FOS

Born in Rennes (Aix-en-Provence), France, Jules Isaac grew up in a largely assimilated Jewish family, and pursued a career as a professional historian and academic. In France, he is perhaps best remembered as the co-author of the series of history textbooks (called “Malet—Isaac”) that was used for decades in French schools. Because of the respect Read More

The important Encyclical of Pope Pius XII

November 14, 2014August 6, 2015 FOS

Divino Afflante Spiritu is an encyclical written by Pope Pius XII signed on September 30th 1943, in the Feast of Saint Jerome, doctor of the Church and one of the oldest exegetes. The encyclical insists in the affirmation of the divine inspiration of the Sacred Scriptures. The exegetes are asked not to be limited to only one manuscript during their Read More

Lecture of Fr. Donizeti Ribeiro on the anti-semitism and Sion vocation.

October 30, 2014August 6, 2015 FOS

On this video, it’s possible to watch some excerpts of a lecture which took place in São Paulo, in 2012. Fr. Donizeti Ribeiro, General Superior of Brothers of Sion, explains the hard work of brothers and sisters of Sion during the years just after the WW2 and their effort to extinguish the anti-semitism in the Church. (Click Read More

Amazing documentary on the Vatican

October 27, 2014August 6, 2015 FOS

A good suggestion by FOS for those who are interested in knowing more about how the Vatican works. The documentary is produced by Stephen David Entertainment.

Saint Ignatius of Antioch and the Jewish people

October 17, 2014August 6, 2015 FOS

Today, the Church is celebrating Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Father of Church. The epistles of Ignatius give us a glimpse the views on the opposite side of the Jewish-Gentile divide around the same time. Ignatius, bishop of Antioch, was a Gentile who was steeped in Pauline Christianity. Two of his letters contain references to Jewish Read More

The Birth of Mary

September 8, 2014August 6, 2015 FOS

The birth of the Virgin – Giotto by Anne-C. AVRIL, nds On the Genealogy of Jesus according to Matthew I would like to say few words on the Genealogy of Jesus and specially talk about the women who are mentioned in it to see how they prepared the birth of Mary. Some Fathers of the Read More

The misunderstanding of Peter (Sunday Gospel’s Commentary)

August 30, 2014August 6, 2015 FOS

by Anne-Catherine AVRIL, nds Last Sunday, we have heard the beautiful confession of Peter at Caesarea of Philippi. And we have listened ,like an echo of it, to Caiaphas (perhaps another Cephas) who provoked Jesus in the same terms: I put you under oath before the living God tell us if you are the Messiah Read More

Confession of Peter (Sunday Gospel’s Commentary)

August 24, 2014August 6, 2015 FOS

by Anne-Catherine AVRIL, nds The liturgy of this 21st Sunday proposes to us the gospel of the confession of Peter at Caesarea of Philippi. Many see in the background of the text the Jewish feast of Kippur. Why? First of all in ch 17 which follows the event of Caesarea, Matthew introduces the scene of Read More