Catholic Insight
Novena to the Holy Ghost, Seventh Day – The Gift of Counsel
Seventh Day
Heal our wounds - our strength renew;
On our dryness pour Thy dew;
Wash the stains of guilt away.
The Gift of Counsel
The gift of Counsel...
A Win for Poland
Poland just elected the conservative Karol Nawrocki as the new president of Poland, narrowly defeating Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski (by a 50.89% margin). Karol,...
Novena to the Holy Ghost, Sixth Day – The Gift of Understanding
Sixth Day
If Thou take Thy grace away,
Nothing pure in man will stay,
And his good is turn'd to ill.
The Gift of Understanding
Understanding, as a...
Hope Abounds: An Ordination and a Wedding
I just returned from a hopeful weekend, which I thought would share with readers, from attending an ordination and a wedding, the new priest,...
Novena to the Holy Ghost, Fifth Day – The Gift of Knowledge
Fifth Day
Light immortal! Light Divine!
Visit Thou these hearts of Thine,
And our inmost being fill!.
The Gift of Knowledge
The gift of Knowledge enables the soul...
Novena to the Holy Ghost, Second Day – The Gift of Fear
Second Day (for the First Day, please see here)
Come, Father of the Poor!
Come, treasures that endure!
Come, Light of all that live!
The Gift of...
Novena to the Holy Ghost, Third Day – The Gift of Piety
Third Day (for the First Day, please see here)
Thou, of all consolers best,
Visiting the troubled breast,
Dost refreshing peace bestow
The Gift of Piety
The...
Novena to the Holy Ghost, Fourth Day – The Gift of Fortitude
Fourth Day
Thou, in toil are comfort sweet,
Pleasant coolness in the heat,
Solace in the midst of woe.
The Gift of Fortitude
By the gift of Fortitude...
Ascension and Novena to the Holy Ghost – First Day
In the Church universal, the solemnity of Ascension is on its traditional day, Thursday - so a blessed, if belated, and joyous one to...
William of Gellone and the Implacability of Islam
William of Gellone (ca. 755 - 812) had two phases to his life: He began as a warrior knight of the Carolingian era in...
