Saturday, December 13, 2025

Third Sunday of Advent: Rejoice, in Integrity and Constancy

The Lord your God, is in your midst…He will renew you in His love (Zeph. 3:17). ā§¾ The third Sunday of Advent is known as...

Mozart, the Catholic

(Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died during Advent, on December 5th, 1791, so it's fitting in this season of grace to reflect with faithful contributor Carl...

Three Popes’ Messages On the Immaculate Conception at the Spanish Steps

It has been a long-standing papal tradition that Popes pay homage to the Immaculate Conception at the foot of the Marian column close to...

The Nativity Fast in the ā€˜Advent’ of the East

(On this memorial of the Eastern saint, John of Damascus, here is a reflection worth pondering on the ascetical practices of the Eastern rite....

The Catholic Galileo

Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy. In his youth he considered several careers: first the priesthood; next medicine at the urging of his...
Pope St. John Paul II

The Grace of Advent with three Popes

With its First Sunday we begin the season of Advent, and the Catechism has this to say: When the Church celebrates the liturgy of Advent...

What Can We Know About God, Anyway?

There are few things more dispiriting to a gregarious theology/philosophy nerd than a conversation stopper. I get it, not everyone wants to explore these...

Time, Hope and the First Sunday of Advent

Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength…to stand before the Son of Man (Lk.21: 36). ā§¾ The first Sunday of...

Nicolaus Copernicus: Catholic Pioneer of Modern Science,1473 –1543

The parents of Niclas Kopernik of Poland were dedicated Catholics and members of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. The young Copernicus lost his...

Saint Caecelia and What Church Music Should Be

As the patroness of Church music, and music in general, Saint Caeceilia has her work cut out for her. A young virgin martyr in...