Thanksgiving Day
A blessed and joyful Thanksgiving to all of our readers! Even our American ones who, of course, hold their own day of thanks later...
The Saints and the Sacred Heart
If the Lord never tires to forgive it is because His heart is never tired from loving us, poor sinners. In fact, God’s love...
Handel’s Messiah and the Resurrection
This day, in 1742, April 13th, was the first performance of Handel’s Messiah, in Dublin, of all places. Here was an Oratorio, following the...
The Meaning of Christmas as Advent Draws to a Close
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 20 December 2006
The meaning of Christmas
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
"The Lord is close: come, let us adore him". With...
Sinister Spiritual Candy
“Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile.” — Mark 7:15
I...
Pope Benedict’s Last Epiphany Homily
(In Canada, and other locales, the Solemnity of the Epiphany is moved to the following Sunday, for 'pastoral reasons'. But in the Church universal,...
Oh, Canada, Philosophy, Law and Global Warming
Well, another ‘Canada Day’ has come and gone, celebrating the founding of this Dominion in 1867, which achieved further ‘liberation’, if one wants to...
Fourth Sunday: Witnessing to the Truth
But Jesus passed through the midst of them and went on His way (Lk. 4:30). ⧾
Our Gospel reading today is a continuation of last...
The Eucharist and Gratitude
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the...
Communism and the Popes
No one can be at the same time a sincere Catholic and a true Socialist.
Pius XI, Quadragesimo Anno (1931)
Before he became a famed author...
