Blessed Nicholas of Gesturi
The 8th of June also marks the liturgical memorial of Blessed Nicholas of Gesturi. Who was this lay brother? Why is his example so...
Pope Benedict on Saint Benedict
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
St Peter's Square
Wednesday, 9 April 2008
Saint Benedict of Norcia
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, I would like to speak about Benedict, the Founder of...
Second Sunday of Lent: Our Transfigured and Suffering Lord
He will transform the body of our humiliation that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, by the power that also...
Athanasius, the Iota, and the Homoousion
Today is the memorial of one of the most heroic bishops in the history of the Church, the late, great Saint Athanasius (+373), a...
Starved for God
And the Lord spoke all these words:
I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the...
“That Would be Tempting God!”: Conclaves and the Holy SpiritÂ
Most of us have likely had humorous conversations regarding the need to study for an exam versus abandoning the outcome of said exam to...
Chanting the Lord’s Prayer in Scotch Gaelic
Some languages are more similar than others, and some in ways we may not expect. One would not put ecclesiastical Latin and Scotch Gaelic...
Smiley Miley
The Gospel on the memorial of the beheading of Saint John the Baptist, which we celebrated last week, recounts the story Herod, Herodias, his...
An American Professor’s Reaction to the Election of an American Pope
“Sorry. I’m blowing up your phone,” I wrote after sending a barrage of text messages regarding the election of Pope Leo XIV. “I'm blowing...
Apologetics 101, Question 3: Must God Be Good?
Recently, Catholic Insight posted a thoughtful note from Carl Sundell on the essential questions we should be prepared to answer about our faith.
This list...
