Pope Saint John Paul II Reflects on the Salvific Cross
(An excerpt from a homily preached by Pope Saint John Paul II in Lesotho, in 1988):
In the Gospel of this feast we are witnesses...
Triumph of the Holy Cross
We should glory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus, in whom is our salvation, life and resurrection, through whom we are saved and...
Vienna and Europe Saved in the Holy Name of Mary…For a Time
September 12th commemorates theĀ Holy Name of Mary, made sacred by the holiness of the Theotokos, the Mother of God, full of grace. It was...
Charlie Kirk, Requiescat in Pace
OnĀ September 10, 2025, 31-year-old conservative activist Charlie Kirkāco-founder ofĀ Turning Point USAĀ and host of the āProve Me Wrongā debate seriesāwas fatally shot atĀ Utah Valley University...
Brucknerās Ave Maria
In honour of Our Lady's birthday, here is Anton Brucknerās Ave Maria, which he composed in 1861, and first performed on May 12th of...
Twenty Third Sunday: The Cross, the Eucharist, and Eternal Life
āWhoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my discipleā (Lk. 14:27). ā§¾
This saying of Our Lord is very...
Pope Benedict’s First Address on Saint Gregory the Great
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Saint Gregory the Great (1)
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Last Wednesday I spoke of a Father of the Church little known...
Strong demand, intense debates: Ontarioās Catholic schools at a crossroads
As students prepare to bid farewell to summer and head back to school, Catholic education in Ontario may be at a crossroads.
In Ontario, as...
Saint Louis IX: A Most Christian King
St. Louis IX (1214-1270) has been considered by many to be the greatest king of medieval Christendom. As the quintessential Catholic monarch, he ruled...
On Chesterton and Children: Theology of Repetition
What am I doing here? Is this all there is to life?
These questions occasionally surface as I sit at my desk, surrounded by beige...
