We have found the Messiah...Andrew’s words reveal a soul waiting with the utmost longing for the coming of the Messiah, looking forward to his appearing from heaven, rejoicing when he does appear, and hastening to announce so great an event to others. To support one another in the things of the spirit is the true sign of good will between brothers, of loving kinship and sincere affection. (Saint John Chrysostom, +407)
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Andrew, An Apostle for All Ages
A blessed feast of Saint Andrew to all our readers! Today, the last day of November, we celebrate the first Apostle called, along with...
The DSM, Psychiatry, and Big Pharma
The DSM - the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - is the textbook, one might even call it the bible, of psychiatry and psychology. After...
Catherine Labouré and the Miraculous Medal
November 27th is the anniversary of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Saint Catherine Labouré, a Visitation Sister, during her evening meditation....
Faith, Reason and Formal Objects
In 1998, 25 years ago, Pope Saint John Paul II published his encyclical, Fides et Ratio, on the relationship between faith and reason, the...
A Triptych of Saints: Clement, Columba and Pro
November 23rd marks one of those tri-partite saint days, Clement, Columba and Pro, which sounds like a sign outside a law office - not...
Nota in Brevis
Feast of All the Franciscan Saints
November 29th is the traditional day on which are celebrated all the Saints of the Seraphic Order. It is with every reason that today...
A Panegyric on Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Saint Catherine of Alexandria - Whenever we think of her we cannot not mention her outstanding courage and resolve to follow Christ until the...
The Presentation of Mary
November 21st is normally the feast of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary at the temple (this year superseded by Christ the King, but...
Math and the Modern World
Many students - well, let's broaden the genus, and say many former students, with haunted memories of vague equations and sine-curves and integrals -...
Blessed Karolina and Anna, Martyrs for Chastity
Today, particularly in Poland, we recall the virgin-martyr, called the 'Polish Maria Goretti', Karolina Kózka, killed during the First World War, defending her chastity...