The Lost Script of Spiritual Motherhood
(In light of today's traditional commemoration of Saint Joan of Arc, a strong, single woman who used her feminine genius much to the good,...
The Heroism of Captain Witold Pilecki: Lest We Forget
(Esto vir, God exhorts Moses in the Bible - Be a man! And few men were such 'men' as Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki, as...
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...
Pope John Paul II and Saint Philip Neri
(At the very beginning of his pontificate, on this feast of Saint Philip in 1979, Pope Saint John Paul II made a pilgrimage to...
Initial Musings on Magnifica Humanitas
I've been reading Papal Documents for over 40 years and teaching them for over 20, and welcome and recommend the first Encyclical of Pope...
Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
On the 160th anniversary of the first apparition of Lourdes, on February 11th, Robert Cardinal Sarah, then-head of the Congregation for Divine Worship, issued...
Jim Hughes, Requiescat in Pace
As readers may know, Jim Hughes, the long-time and indomitable pro-life leader, went to his eternal reward on Monday, May 18th. He lived a...
Pentecost and Witnessing to Truth
To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good (1 Cor. 12:7).
Today, with joy and thanksgiving we celebrate the Solemnity...
Sunday Musical Offering: Veni Creator Spiritus!
On this Solemnity of Pentecost - and a blessed one to one and all -Â here is of one of most beautiful hymns in our...
Father Kapaun’s March Through the Valley of Death
Father Emil Kapaun was an army chaplain who died in this 23rd day of May in a prisoner of war camp in North Korea...
