Washington’s Enclaved Elysium
For Biden's inauguration, 25,000 troops were stationed in Washington, with much of the area around the Capitol and White House closed off. So much...
The Incorrupt Life of Saint Catherine de Ricci
Saint Catherine de Ricci (1522 – 1590) – born Alessandra Lucrezia Romola de' Ricci – was from the same city, Florence, as her contemporary...
Of Dignity and Dignities
I finally read Dignitas Infinita, the recent document on human dignity from the DDF (Dicastery – formerly Congregation – for the Doctrine of the...
God’s Most Perfect Creation
A blessed and joyous solemnity of the Immaculate Conception to all Catholic Insight readers. Pope Blessed Pius IX, Pio Nono, proclaimed the doctrine of...
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...
Might a Pope Be Deposed?
On November 6th in 963, Emperor Otto I called a council in Rome, which condemned and then deposed Pope John XII, on charges that...
Jurassic Wolf
Well, they've finally done it. Readers of a certain vintage may recall seeing Jurassic Park in full theatre mode, and being blown away by...
Moscati, Trump and the Melee
I must confess that I had no idea today was the feast of Saint Joseph Moscati (+1927) medical man and miracle worker, who signifies...
The Charism of Saint John Bosco
The term 'charismatic' has an ambiguous meaning in the Church, invoking images of liturgical guitars, drums, emotional crescendos, and disconcerting glossolalia. In the Church's...
Half-Baked Mission?
When I was a child, I thought like a child, but when I became a man, I put away childish things…
These words of Saint...
