Gaudete: Rejoice the Lord is Near
His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generationĀ (Lk 1:4).
Once again on this third Sunday of Advent we encounter the figure...
Mary Magdalene, Apostle of the Apostles
Vatican City, 10 June 2016 ā As expressly wished by the Holy Father, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments...
Itās Still a Wonderful Life
The quiet authority of the 1946 Christmas move Itās a Wonderful LifeĀ upon the cultural imagination cannot be overstated, and few films manage such influence...
Saint Joseph, A Working Man
Saint Joseph has two 'feast' days in the universal Church, neither of which is technically a 'feast'.Ā The first, on March 19th, is his...
Luke’s Passion and Compassion
Last year on Palm Sunday we heard the passion from Saint Markās Gospel, and next year it will be from Saint Matthew. Each is...
By an Inch: Trump, JP II and Fatima
July 13th was the 107th anniversary of the one of the visions to the children at Fatima, this one concerning hell, the consecration of...
Whither our Sanctity?
If you were to consult a catalogue of saints, you would not find the name of Zacchaeus listed. Do you recall who he wasāthe...
Twelfth Sunday, Open Churches and the Return of the King
āFear no oneā¦.Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heavenā (Mt. 10: 26, 32). ā§¾
At long...
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...
13th Sunday: The experience of suffering
For God created man for incorruption, and made him the image of his own eternity, but through the devilās envy death entered the world,...
