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...
Alien Life and the Glory of God
From a religious point of view, we need not worry about life throughout the universe, though Hollywood makes sure that we do as a...
JP II’s Homily Proclaiming Saint Therese A Doctor of the Church
PROCLAMATION OF ST THÉRÈSE OF THE CHILD JESUS
AND THE HOLY FACE
AS A "DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH"
HOMILY OF POPE JOHN PAUL II
Sunday, 19 October 1997
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Pope Benedict and Saint Jerome
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 7 November 2007
Saint Jerome (1)
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, we turn our attention to St Jerome, a Church Father who...
Blessed Hermanus Contractus
Hermanus of Reinchenau (1013 – 1054) called ‘Contractus’ due to the deformity purportedly caused by spina bifida and a cleft palate (as well as...
Slandering Catholics – A Perennial Pastime
In 1942, Catholic priest and apologist Ronald Knox remarked:
A quite new hatred of the Catholic religion is growing up within my own lifetime –...
Strength in Unity
“I pray that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also...
Pope Benedict and Saint Hildegarde of Bingen
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Papal Summer Residence, Castel Gandolfo
Wednesday, 1st September 2010
Saint Hildegard of Bingen
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In 1988, on the occasion of the Marian Year,...
The Stigmata of Saint Francis
(Today, September 17th, marks the 800th anniversary of Saint Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata of Our Lord. Here are the words of Father...
Ave Crux Spes Unica
In honour of this feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, here is a beautiful motet by Giaches (1535 ~ 1595), which dates back...