The Holy Name of Mary is our Hope
As we are joyfully celebrating the feast of the Holy Name of Mary, on this twelfth of September, it is important that we see...
The Battle of Vienna and the Holy Name of Mary
September 12th commemorates the Battle of Vienna, the great victory in 1683 of the Christians armies, led by Jan Sobieski, against the Ottoman Turks...
Is Religion a Force for the Good?
Most people regard religion as a constructive and positive force in human history, while some regard it as a false and negative force. Naturally,...
Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko, Conscripted Priest, and Martyr for Conscience
Next month, October, marks the 40th anniversary of the abduction and murder of Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko (1947-1984). He was a Polish Roman Catholic...
Benedict XVI: An Apologia for a ‘Smaller Church’
“I had studied Ratzinger's writings in advance and especially his diagnoses of the times. And I was somewhat stunned to see that Ratzinger's analyses...
Is Religion a Burden?
Religion and philosophy share one precise goal: to explore and explain all the unseen causes behind the visible world of human experience. Philosophy seeks...
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...
Andre Grasset, Canada’s First Beatus, Martyr in the September Massacres
Blessed André Grassett was the first Canadian to be beatified - not quite the first 'saint', which requires canonization, and that honour belongs to...
Esto Vir! Be a Man
Deacon Kyle Broderson recently gave a talk during which he asked the men in his audience to consider what they most wanted to be...
Two Roads Diverged, But They Both Lead Back to the Basics – and to...
To a scientist—an honest one—the term disruptive is one of approbation. It means something’s been discovered or invented that shakes the continuously ossifying framework...