The Myriads of Holy Guardian Angels
This memorial of the Guardian Angels goes back to the year 1500, the very dawn of the Protestant ‘Reformation’, seventeen years before Luther would...
Our Lady’s Birthday
A blessed and joyful birthday to the Blessed Virgin Mary! This feast that has been celebrated since at least the sixth century in Syria, in...
St Lawrence of Brindisi, Staunch Defender of the True Catholic Faith
Today, Thursday 21 July 2022, the entire Catholic communion together with the Capuchin Order, joyfully commemorates St Lawrence of Brindisi. We can easily apply...
The Theologian versus the Rationalist: Bernard and Abelard
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Two Theological Models in Comparison: Bernard and Abelard
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In my last Catechesis I presented the main features...
Jane Frances de Chantal and her Visitation
Jane Frances Fremiot (+1641) was a beautiful, refined young woman from Burgundy, betrothed to the handsome Baron de Chantal at 21 years old -...
“This is MY Body—But I Don’t Want It!”
From the CCBR blog.
Fellow feminists,
In case you haven't noticed, women (or "womyn," if you prefer) are immensely powerful. And I'm not just talking "Lady...
Saint Henry and Cunegunde’s Heavenly Rule
We could do with more leaders such as Saint Henry (+1024, 'Emperor of the Romans' and 'King of the Italians', the last of the...
Pope Benedict and Saint Francis, Il Poverello
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Saint Francis of Assisi
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In a recent Catechesis, I illustrated the providential...
Our Lady’s Presentation, and the Perfect Gift of Self
The Presentation of Mary – commemorating Our Lady’s dedication and consecration to God as a young girl of about three years old in the...
My Name is Bernadette
April 16th is a propitious day, for besides the anniversary of Father de Valk's death, who founded this magazine in its print form decades...
