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Editor's Corner
The (Im)migration Question
The contrast between the disintegrating situation in Britain and Pope Leo IV’s sunny words on migration is a prompt for this brief reflection. We take to heart the Holy Father's exhortation to welcome and...
Editor's Corner
Ignatius and the Companions of Jesus
When we read the life of Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) he at first glance seems to belong more to the early days of the desert Fathers, or, perhaps, to the mediaeval 'fools for...
Editor's Corner
Saint Peter Chrysologous, Ravenna’s Doctor
Saint Peter Chrysologous (+450) was, as the traditional account has it, chosen bishop of Ravenna in 433 after the then-reigning pontiff, Pope, Sixtus III, had a vision of Saint Peter the Apostle and Saint...
Editor's Corner
Martha, Mary and Lazarus: What Makes a Household?
This memorial of Saint Martha, in accord with a decree from the Congregation of Divine Worship, now also includes her brother Lazarus, the one raised from the dead, and her sister Mary, leaving aside...
Editor's Corner
James the Greater, Matamoros and Humanae Vitae: Signs of Contradiction
Today we celebrate the great feast of Saint James 'the Greater', not because of any intrinsic superior quality to the other apostle James, 'the Lesser', traditionally held to be the author of the New...
Nota in Brevis
Merton, Charbel and the Contemplative Life
In light of today's Saint Charbel - a hermit and contemplative - and last Sunday's Gospel on the roles of of 'Martha' and 'Mary', I thought I'd share this intriguing essay by Thomas Merton,...
Saints
Saint Charbel’s Holy Hidden Life
God often works through hidden ways, and those who live a hidden life. Amare nesciri, Saint Philip Neri was wont to say, 'love to be unknown'. Behind the noise of the world, the saints...
Editor's Corner
All Roads Lead to Rome
On this feast of Saint Bridget of Sweden, one of the four co-patrons of Europe (along with Saint Benedict, Saint Catherine of Siena and Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross), it's fitting to post...
