Mary, the Council, and Freedom from Sin
CAPPELLA PAPALE ON THE 40th ANNIVERSARY
OF THE CLOSURE OF THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the...
The Baptist and the Second Sunday of Advent
Angelus, Second Sunday of Advent, 7 December 2003
1. "Prepare the way of the Lord, clear him a straight path" (Lk 3: 4).
This invitation of...
Ambrose for Bishop
Ambrose (340 - 397) was a layman, not even yet baptized when in 374, as Governor of Aemilia-Liguria in northern Italy, he went to...
St. Nicholas, Patron Saint of Prostitutes and What That Means for Us
The common association with St. Nicholas of Myra, when rising above the traditional chubby gent decked out in vibrant scarlet array, is primarily one...
God love you, Fulton J. Sheen
Da per matrem me venire
Grant that I may come to Thee through Mary.
(Motto of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen)
The good people of Peoria Illinois are...
A Liturgical Primer for Advent
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem (Lk. 21: 36).
The first Sunday of Advent marks...
The Eucharistic Reign of Christ
‘Truly, I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise’ (Lk. 23:43). ⧾
From the moment that Our Lord spoke these words, the...
Christ the King’s Providential Passion
THE GOSPELS this year have come from the Gospel of Luke, and we finish on the feast of Christ the King with a section...
From Marx to Gaia
People who are not governed by God
Will be ruled by tyranny.
William Penn
What an extraordinary convergence of events. As the Russian dissident Vladimir Bukovsky lay...
Christ’s Sovereignity over all
How worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and divinity, and wisdom and strength and honour. To Him belong glory and...