News of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad; and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose; for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. (Acts 11:22-24)
Editor's Corner
Saint Anthony of Padua…or Lisbon
Saint Anthony of Padua is usually named historically after the city-state in northeastern Italy where he died after his brief but full life at...
Saint Barnabas and Keeping up the Good Fight of the Faith
It is fitting that we celebrate the Apostle Barnabas, the ‘son of consolation’, or the ‘son of encouragement’, in this season of the Holy...
Saint Columbkille, the Irish Apostle of Scotland
If you will forgive a little parochialism, today is the feast of Saint Columbkille (521-597), also called Columba, who is not celebrated in the...
The Immortal Mind: A Review
The Immortal Mind: A Neurosurgeon's Case for the Existence of the Soul
by Michael Egnor and Denyse O'Leary
Worthy Publishers, New York, Nashville, June 2025
237 p.
The...
Holy Norbert and Heroic Normandy
Saint Norbert (+1134) of Xanten was a zealous bishop and founder, who was at the forefront of the ecclesial reform named after Pope Gregory...
Nota in Brevis
Pope Benedict and Saint Ephraim the Deacon
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 28 November 2007
Saint Ephrem
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Common opinion today supposes Christianity to be a European religion which subsequently...
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom and of Combermere
A blessed ‘feast’ of Our Lady Seat of Wisdom, which this year falls on Pentecost Sunday. Sedes Sapientiae, an ancient and venerable title of...
Reflections from the Saints On the Solemnity of Pentecost
On this Solemnity of Pentecost the Holy Spirit descended on the Church, and to her membership was added people from all over the world...
Novena to the Holy Ghost, Ninth Day – The Fruits of the Holy Ghost
Ninth DayÂ
Thou on those who evermore;Â
Thee confess and Thee adore,
Give them comfort when they die;
Give them life with Thee on high;
Give them joys which...
Maltese Bishops Condemn Voluntary Assisted Euthanasia
(Countries are falling like dominoes in the face of the culture of death. First, it was abortion - now it's euthanasia, death-by-doctor. First legalized...
