Pope John Paul II and the Visitation
(Here is Pope Saint John Paul II's first homily for the feast of the Visitation, to close off his first Marian month as Pope,...
Pope Benedict and the Maid of Orleans
(Today, the penultimate day of May, is the memorial of Saint Joan of Arc, and I thought readers would enjoy this address from Pope...
John Paul II Reflects on Paul VI
HOMILY OF POPE JOHN PAUL II
TO COMMEMORATE THE
SERVANT OF GOD PAUL VI
Thursday, 6 August 1998
The memory of my venerable Predecessor, the Servant of God...
Ascension and Novena to the Holy Ghost – First Day
In the Church universal, the solemnity of Ascension is on its traditional day, Thursday - so a blessed, if belated, and joyous one to...
A Reply to Apologetics 101: Proving that God Does Indeed Exist
Recently, Catholic Insight posted a thoughtful note from contributor Carl Sundell on the essential questions we should be prepared to answer about our faith.
This...
March for Life Canada 2025: A Synopsis and Call for Reflection
The March for Life on May 8 2025 was attended by fewer than the 20,000 or so participants of previous Marches - and by...
Pope John Paul II and Saint Philip Neri
(At the very beginning of his pontificate, Pope Saint John Paul II made a pilgrimage to the church of Santa Maria in Vallicella, commonly...
Saint Philip Neri’s Joyful Heart
We celebrate today one of the most joyful and idiosyncratic – the two are not unrelated - of saints, Philip Neri, (+1595), the founder...
Friedrich Ernst Fesca’s Hidden Treasure
For today's Sunday musical offering, here is the string quartet in C-minor by Friedrich Ernst Fesca (1789 - 1826), who deserves to be much,...
Sixth Sunday of Easter: Friends of Christ, and Friends of Each Other
‘You are my friends if you do what I command you. I do not call you servants any longer because the servant does not...
