Do Cats Go to Heaven?
(The Church in her official capacity does not speak much of animals, except in their relation to us humans. They don’t have intrinsic ‘rights’,...
Rose of Lima and the ‘Art’ of Tattoos
Saint Rose of Lima (+1617) was a consecrated virgin, and the first native-born canonized saint of the Americas. She was renowned during her lifetime...
Hebrew Names
For anyone who knows Hebrew, reading the Bible must have an element of fun, something like solving a puzzle. For the names all mean...
The Vital and Abiding Need for Confession
Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” And when He had said this, He breathed on them...
A Philosophical Brexit
Already the effects of the Brexit are rippling through the world: The British currency has taken a record nosedive, the stock market is tottering,...
Hollywood Potential: Why Catholics Should Watch Movies
In my high school years, I became very active on a small, obscure social media website by the name of Tumblr.
For anyone who might...
The Dethronement of Truth
“I am the way, the truth, and the life” ~ John 14:6
Dietrich von Hildebrand's The Dethronement of Truth is a collection of three essays...
Serving One Master
BENEDICT XVI
ANGELUS
St Peter's Square
Sunday, 27 February 2011
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
One of the most moving words of Sacred Scripture rings out in today’s Liturgy. The...
True and False Shepherds
The Good Shepherd has risen, who laid down His life for His sheep and willingly died for his flock (Communion Antiphon).
Today is Good Shepherd...
Final Results from a Pro-Life Petition to Amend the Criminal Code of Canada
Five years ago Mr. Janusz Szepietowski, a former solidarity activist unjustly imprisoned under the 1981 Martial Law in Communist Poland, proposed to me to...