Pope Benedict, Saint John Eudes and the Formation of Priests
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
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Saint John Eudes and the formation of the diocesan clergy
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today is the liturgical Memorial of St...
Twentieth Sunday: Prayer and Tradition
For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples (Is. 56: 7).
In any given region or country, a common language...
Beauty and the Assumption
In Dante’s epic poem, The Divine Comedy, the poet puts these words in the mouth of St. Bernard of Clairvaux as he gazes on...
Pope Benedict and Saint Dominic
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
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Saint Dominic Guzmán
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Last week I presented the luminous figure of Francis of Assisi;...
Pope Saint John Paul II and the Transfiguration
21st ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF PAUL VIHOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL IIFeast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
Friday, 6 August 1999
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Today, the...
The Strength of the Transfiguration
So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a...
Jeanne le Ber: The Canadian Adorer on the Path to Canonization
Servant of God, Jeanne Le Ber (1688 - 1711) could easily be, some day, the patron saint of adorers. Her love for the Eucharist...
A Meditation on the Feast of St. John Vianney, the Curé of Ars
August the 4th is the Memorial of St. John Vianney, the Curé of Parish Priest of Ars. Canonized in 1925 by Pope Pius XI,...
Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus
How strictly should we interpret Saint Cyprian of Carthage’s dictum extra ecclesiam nulla salus – outside the Church, there is no salvation? After all,...
Eighteenth Sunday: Earthly and Heavenly Eutopia
The feast described by the prophet Isaiah in today’s first reading, with its “wine, milk and rich food,” was for the Jews a symbol...
