The Comforting Strength of the Holy Mass
‘Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you,...
SAD to See Life Issues Being Silenced
In the fifth of a series of voters’ guides for conscience-informed Catholics, Matthew Marquardt notes that abortion and medical non-culpable homicide are leading causes...
Pope Benedict and Saint Bartholomew
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 4 October 2006
Bartholomew
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In the series on the Apostles called by Jesus during his earthly life, today...
Gregory’s Mission
One of the great joys of history is reminiscing about the past, giving hope for the present; for history is ‘eschatological’, moving towards a...
Jean Vanier Clarifies his Remarks, Reiterating his Support for Assisted Suicide Law in CBC...
(This article appeared in this revision on LifeSite News, based on a clarification they received from Dr. Vanier)
At the end of May, Jean Vanier...
The New Lepers?
(I have an article coming out on the scientific method - how we develop 'models' to explain the universe, either in some small way...
Heroism, Then and Now
“Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, while others have greatness thrust upon them”. So wrote Shakespeare in Twelfth Night .
‘Greatness’ may take...
All Saints, All Souls, All Hope
The month of November begins with the celebration of the glorious Feast of All Saints and the sacred liturgy directs our gaze to the...
Personhood and Abortion: A Historical Review in the Catholic Tradition
Introduction
In 1973 the controversial Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in the United States. In that first year alone, about 700,000 abortions...
Saint John Paul II’s Pentecost
Homily of His Holiness John Paul II
Sunday, 31 May 1998, The Solemnity of Pentecost
Credo in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivificantem:I believe in the Holy...
