Saint Margaret of Cortona and Ongoing Conversion
On May 16th, the Franciscan family within the Universal Church celebrates the feast of St Margaret of Cortona. Her life was not at all...
The Battle of Vienna and the Holy Name of Mary
September 12th commemorates the Battle of Vienna, the great victory in 1683 of the Christians armies, led by Jan Sobieski, against the Ottoman Turks...
Thoughts on Life and Death on the Feast of Saint Stephen
A very merry, holy and joyous Christmas to all our readers! The twelve days of Christmas traditionally goes until the solemnity of the Epiphany,...
The Eucharist, Abuse and the Mystical Body
I have always been an emotional communicant, to this my family and parish priest can attest. The communion this Eucharist establishes is, of course,...
The Fathers of the Church and the Power of our Baptism
The Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, which falls the Sunday after the Epiphany Sunday, officially ends the liturgical Christmas season.
There are some...
Saint Faustina in her Own Words
On this Saturday October 5th, the Church celebrates the feast day of St Faustina Kowalska, one of great grace for me personally since I...
Feminist Follies – Part II
(tFollowing upon her first instalment in this three part-series, here Paula Adamick charts the advance of the feminist movement through the mid-20th century by...
Stomping on the Devil’s Toe
The Catechism of the Catholic Church declares that the devil is not only real, but most certainly is not just some blind impersonal force...
Saint John, Son of Zebedee
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Wednesday, 5 July 2006
John, son of Zebedee
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Let us dedicate our meeting today to remembering another very important member of...
Adoro Te Devote, latens Deitas: Godhead Here in Hiding Whom I Do Adore
St. John Chrysostom wrote: “When Mass is being celebrated, the sanctuary is filled with countless angels who adore the Divine Victim immolated on the...
