âVerso L âAltoâ – A Meditation on the Hidden Sanctity of Pier Giorgio Frassati
The Italian Alps â that formidable stretch of Europeâs great mountain arc â rise in dramatic splendour above the landscape that so enduringly shaped...
Homily of JP II in the Basilica of the Annunciation
A blessed Solemnity of the Annunciation to one and all! Verbum caro factum est! Here is a meditation of the late, great John Paul...
Albert, the Great, Theologian and Scientist
Saint Albert of Cologne (1200-1280), whose life spans what William Walsh called the 'greatest of centuries' was given the title 'the Great', even before...
Holy Week with the Saints
As Holy Week begins with Passion Sunday, we might turn to the saints, who can give us a helping hand during our meditation and...
Louis and Zelie Martin’s Ecclesia Domestica
July 12th is the day chosen as the feast of the parents of the 'Little Flower', for which Louis and Zelie Martin are most renowned....
Saint Ignatius of Antioch, God’s Ground Wheat
Saint Ignatius of Antioch (+107) joyfully âwent to the lionsâ, as the saying goes, meeting his martyrdom in the arena of the Coliseum in...
Saint John, Theologian of Love
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 9 August 2006
John, the theologian
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Before the holidays I had begun sketching small portraits of the...
The Tremendous Work of Clement Mary Hofbauer
The tumultuous life of Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer (1751 - 1820) proves what the devil once admitted to the Cure d'Ars, that if there...
Pope Benedict and Gertrude the Great
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Saint Gertrude the Great
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
St Gertrude the Great, of whom I would like...
Saint Vincent de Paul and Giving our All
The life of Saint Vincent de Paul (1581 - 1660)Â - he always signed his name 'Depaul', perhaps so people would not think of...
