Lancing the Wound of Sin
“Always remember that God sees everything.” - Padre Pio
My husband used to be a biker—not the Harley kind, but the bicycle kind. He used...
Follow with response and reflection
I am a faithful Catholic and a faithful Catholic journalist, meaning that while much of my writing and broadcasting has no direct connection with...
Blessed Are You
There are so many times in my life when I’ve never felt so blessed! I have a loving family, daily nourishment, and a God...
Of Popes, Potentates and Princes Royal
May 18th would have been Pope Saint John Paul II's 98th birthday, which would be old even for the oldest of Popes. Benedict, the...
Sacrificing for the victory
Yesterday was the sort of day where curling up on the couch with a cup of hot chocolate and a feather blanket seems like...
Scandalous and Sacred Fashion
I must admit that I have trouble keeping up with the via mundi, the ways of the world, and have this abiding, if inchoate and...
A Kinder Visitation
A blessed and joyous feast of the Visitation, commemorating the journey and meeting of the Virgin Mary to her ‘kinswoman’ Elizabeth, at her home...
A Manly King, and a Kingly Man
An article this morning in CWR quotes a recent speech by none other than Cardinal Sarah, recounting to young scouting pilgrims, on pilgrimage to...
“Verso L ’Alto” – A Meditation on the Hidden Sanctity of Pier Giorgio Frassati
The Italian Alps — that formidable stretch of Europe’s great mountain arc — rise in dramatic splendour above the landscape that so enduringly shaped...
Trinity Sunday Clarificatio
Once again, a blessed solemnity of the Trinity, and, on a more secular level, although in a connected way, a happy Fathers' Day to...
