Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Answered Prayer As Roe Bites the Dust

Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart all meek and humble souls and the souls of little children. These souls send all...

Did the Pope Change Church Teaching on the Death Penalty?

At the climax of Luke’s passion narrative, we see Jesus hanging between two criminals. One of the criminals mocks Jesus, but the other responds,...

Why the Ideological ‘Rosary of Modern Sorrows’ is not a Rosary

The ‘Rosary of Modern Sorrows’ (RMS) is made by the American company, 'Contemplative Rebellion' (CR) and is sold on-line for US$62. It is unique,...

Fifth Sunday of Easter and Union With the Eucharist

Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither...

Marcel Tyberg – a Forgotten Composer of the Holocaust

In the 75 years since the end of the Second World War and the Holocaust, it is still hard to say how much the...

Apologetics 101, Question 5: The Immortality of the Soul

In response to Catholic Insight’s post of Carl Sundell’s list of 39 essential questions we Catholics should be prepared to offer answers about our...

The Power of Prayer

Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays. - Soren Kierkegaard Does prayer work? First we should define what prayer is, and is...

Mary Magdalene, Apostle of the Apostles

Vatican City, 10 June 2016 – As expressly wished by the Holy Father, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments...

Pope Benedict and Saint Ephraim the Deacon

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul VI Audience Hall Wednesday, 28 November 2007 Saint Ephrem Dear Brothers and Sisters, Common opinion today supposes Christianity to be a European religion which subsequently...

A Meditation for Lent

Jewish rabbis have a useful word to describe the attitude of a believer to Sacred Scripture. The word is mashal, and it is used...