Who is Our King?
As Moses prepared the Israelites to enter the Promised Land he prophesied that they would ask for a king, “I will set a king...
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...
Did the Founders of America Fear Religion?
Ever since the New Atheism crowd emerged several decades ago, there has been an ongoing campaign to nullify the great historical importance of Christianity...
Pope Benedict and Elizabeth of Hungary
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
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Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today I would like to speak to you about one of...
Pope Benedict and Saint Albert the Great
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Saint Albert the Great
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
One of the great masters of medieval theology is...
Musings on Mater Fidelis and the Munificence of God
Munificentissimus Deus is the title of Pope Pius XII’s Apostolic Constitution declaring that Our Lady was assumed body and soul into heaven. In English,...
Pope Benedict and Martin of Tours
BENEDICT XVI
ANGELUS
St Peter's Square
Sunday, 11 November 2007
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, 11 November, the Church remembers St Martin, Bishop of Tours, one of the most...
Pope Benedict on Pope Saint Leo the Great
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 5 March 2008
Saint Leo the Great
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Continuing our journey through the Fathers of the Church, true...
FaurĂ©’s Requiem
Gabriel Fauré composed his Requiem between 1887 and 1890, with an initial premiere at a funeral in 1888. Some say that he was inspired...
Anton Bruckner’s Locus Iste: This Holy Place
As we celebrate the the dedication of the basilica of Saint John Lateran, the primary church of Christendom, at this end of the Octave...
