Saint Margaret of Cortona and Ongoing Conversion
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The Battle of Vienna and the Holy Name of Mary
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Thoughts on Life and Death on the Feast of Saint Stephen
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The Eucharist, Abuse and the Mystical Body
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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...





















