11th. Sunday: sacred liturgy
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name (Ps. 92).
Our celebration of the Paschal Mystery in all...
He Is Risen Indeed, Alleluia!
The fifty days between Easter and Pentecost are devoted to meditation on the mystery of the resurrection, which is the foundation of Christianity. Just...
Pope Benedict and Pope Pius X
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Papal Summer Residence, Castel Gandolfo
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Saint Pius the Tenth
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today I would like to reflect on my...
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christianity
Good Christians, now rejoice! The timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his encounters with three ghosts is steeped in Christian references, symbolism, and themes...
Let us Imitate the Patience of the Saints
As the madness continues and we deal with patently irrational policies enforced in both the secular and the ecclesiastical realm, it is important for...
The Fragility of Bridges and Covenants
As I was leaving Rome, watching out the window of the da Vinci airport, after five days of hot, sunny weather, the rain began...
The Miracle on the Vistula – An Untold Story
"...faith and prayer are forces that can influence history and that in the end prayer is more powerful than bullets and faith more powerful...
Myriads upon Myriads
A blessed solemnity of All Saints' to all our readers, a feast that goes back to the earliest days of the Church, as a...
The Eternal Flame: A Poem
Persona Christi, in his threefold office,
Faces the House where the Pillar of Smoke
Made camp, his head by the nails in His feet,
His breath, pulled...
What Are the Laity to do Without the Mass?
Lord, we are the least of all the nations, now we are despised throughout the world, today, because of our sins. We have at...