The Problem of Evil
There is no better way to solve the problem of evil than by starting with a definition of what evil is, or is not....
Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power
(I thought a re-post of these thoughts from nearly five years ago now (!) was a propos, given our current Alice-in-Wonderland-cum-1984 world, making our...
Saint John of the Cross: A Sound Teacher of True Love
Today, 14 December, we celebrate the feast of a great Spanish mystic, a friend and a co-reformer of the Carmelite religious family, namely Saint...
The Catholic Church: A History of Adapting and Embracing New Technology
Go forth without fear, for he who created you has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother. —St....
Pope Benedict and Saint Boniface
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Saint Boniface, the Apostle of the Germans
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, we shall reflect on a great eighth-century...
Growing in Holiness Through Marriage: A Personal Reflection
Last summer, my husband and I were present at the renewal of vows of a couple whose wedding I participated in as a bridesmaid....
The Rocky Road from Doubt to Faith
Thanks to my Irish Catholic mother and 12 years with the good sisters of six parochial schools and four more years at the University...
Sympathetic Nature
MANY PASSAGES in Scripture, both the Old and the New Testaments, are disconcertingly violent, as in today’s Gospel:
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom...
Killing with Kindness
At the centre of Leftism is emptiness, a utopia at the heart of European civilization today and its only value is the complete repudiation...
Call No Man Father…Including Saint Joseph?
One of the age-old objections that Protestants have to the Catholic priesthood is known as the “Call No Man Father” Argument, which runs something...
