‘Adding’ the Saint Michael Prayer After Mass
(One of our most popular articles from the archives from a few years ago, but well worth a read or re-read on this feast...
The Woeful Wages of the Winnipeg Statement
(On this anniversary of the doleful and ambiguous Winnipeg Statement by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, back in 1968, as their response to...
Eva Forgives the Angel of Death
Here is a poem by Lorraine Labriola, on forgiveness, which we post in light of the Jewish commemoration of Yom Kippur - the Day...
Spiritual Encouragement from Padre Pio
In this world we are living in, we greatly feel the need to be encouraged, not least by being offered that discerning guiding inspiration...
The Most Holy Name of Mary
The feast of the Holy Name of Mary, celebrated on September 12th, has a long history. It was in 1513 when Pope Julius III...
Twenty-Third Sunday and the Wisdom of the Cross
So you, O son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel’ (Ez. 33:7).
This mission given by the Lord God...
Acedia and Total Amusement
We live in slothful times. I don’t mean to say that our age is uniquely lazy, however common indolence may happen to be. Modern...
Death and Dying: A Christian Perspective
Life begins, and life end ends. As Christians we hold dear the inherent dignity of that life for its entirety—from its beginning at conception...
The Pieta’s Anamnesis: Memory and Consolation in the Eternal City
A visit to Rome prompts the author to reflect upon his own journey to Catholicism. It was not rational argument that shipwrecked the mind...
The True Saint Augustine
St. Augustine’s legacy has fared so well not just because of his personal holiness and scholarly genius, but also because of the great ease...
