Philip the Questioner and James’ Letter: Apostles and Martyrs
Philip and James, Apostles, have been celebrated together on this third day in May since the revision of the calendar in 1969. They were...
Pope Benedict and Athanasius
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Saint Athanasius of Alexandria
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Continuing our revisitation of the great Teachers of the ancient Church,...
Athanasius Contra Mundum
This second day of May is the memorial of one of the most heroic bishops in the history of the Church, the great Saint...
Work Made Light with Saint Joseph the Worker
In the waning years of the 19th century, before the war to end all wars at the dawn of the twentieth, followed by the...
A Timeless Ethical Compass: Catholic intellectual tradition and the future of common-law justice
Catholic Social Teaching and the natural law upon which it is founded are not mere historical curiosities to be kept filed away in the...
Saint Pius V: Between Heaven and Earth
Michel Ghislieri was born as Anton in 1504, but took the name of the Archangel 'who is like God' when he joined the Dominican...
Catherine of Siena, Mystic, Doctor and Reformer
Ecclesia semper reformanda est.Â
So goes the old saying - the Church, always in need of reform - applies now, perhaps, more than ever. And...
Saints Chanel and Montfort
On this 28th of April we celebrate two Saints:Â Saint Peter Chanel (+1841) who evangelized the island of Futuna in the South Pacific - the...
Our Lady’s Good Counsel
Our Lady of Good Counsel - Mater Boni Consilii - which is celebrated on this 26th of April, is one of the many titles...
In a Hurry to Get Things Done: The Gospel of Saint Mark
Saint Mark, writer of the Gospel and first bishop of Alexandria, was the missionary companion and amanuensis of Saint Peter, the first pope. The...
