Fifth Sunday of Easter: Offering Diakonia

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people; in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts...

Pope Benedict and Athanasius

GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul VI Audience Hall Wednesday, 20 June 2007 Saint Athanasius of Alexandria Dear Brothers and Sisters, Continuing our revisitation of the great Teachers of the ancient Church,...

A Timeless Ethical Compass: Catholic intellectual tradition and the future of common-law justice

Catholic Social Teaching and the natural law upon which it is founded are not mere historical curiosities to be kept filed away in the...

Pope Benedict and Saint Catherine of Siena

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul VI Hall Wednesday, 24 November 2010 Saint Catherine of Siena Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today I would like to talk to you about a woman...

Fourth Sunday and Obeying the Good Shepherd

‘My sheep hear my voice. I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish’ (Jn. 10:27). In...

In a Hurry to Get Things Done: The Gospel of Saint Mark

Saint Mark, writer of the Gospel and first bishop of Alexandria, was the missionary companion and amanuensis of Saint Peter, the first pope. The...

Aliens, Eliot and Christ

I met an alien today. If you humour me for a few moments, I’ll explain. It isn’t one of the aliens that appeared in...

Pope Benedict and Saint Anselm

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul VI Audience Hall Wednesday, 23 September 2009 Saint Anselm Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Benedictine Abbey of Sant'Anselmo is located on the Aventine Hill...

Third Sunday of Easter: Growing in Love of the Lord

Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you (Jn. 21:17). â§Ÿ The Easter Season is a privileged time of liturgical catechesis or instruction...

Sunday Musical Offering: The Regina Coeli

A blessed, joyous and grace-filled Easter to one and all! Christus resurrexit! Dominus surrexit vere! Alleluia! One of my favorite songs of this season...