Music of the Archangels

For our musical offering this week, we thought we'd go on this day dedicated to the Archangels to a composer named after them, Archangelo...

‘Adding’ the Saint Michael Prayer After Mass

(One of our most popular articles from the archives from a few years ago, but well worth a read or re-read on this feast...

The Woeful Wages of the Winnipeg Statement

(On this anniversary of the doleful and ambiguous Winnipeg Statement by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, back in 1968, as their response to...

Eva Forgives the Angel of Death

Here is a poem by Lorraine Labriola, on forgiveness, which we post in light of the Jewish commemoration of Yom Kippur - the Day...

Spiritual Encouragement from Padre Pio

In this world we are living in, we greatly feel the need to be encouraged, not least by being offered that discerning guiding inspiration...

The Most Holy Name of Mary

The feast of the Holy Name of Mary, celebrated on September 12th, has a long history. It was in 1513 when Pope Julius III...

Twenty-Third Sunday and the Wisdom of the Cross

So you, O son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel’ (Ez. 33:7). This mission given by the Lord God...

Pope Benedict’s First Address on Saint Gregory the Great

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Wednesday, 28 May 2008 Saint Gregory the Great (1) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Last Wednesday I spoke of a Father of the Church little known...

Acedia and Total Amusement

We live in slothful times.  I don’t mean to say that our age is uniquely lazy, however common indolence may happen to be.  Modern...

Death and Dying: A Christian Perspective

Life begins, and life end ends. As Christians we hold dear the inherent dignity of that life for its entirety—from its beginning at conception...