Pope Benedict and Saint Boniface

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 11 March 2009 Saint Boniface, the Apostle of the Germans Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today, we shall reflect on a great eighth-century...

Lessons from My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady is one of my darling bride’s favorite plays. I, on the other hand, am more a fan of the original play...

Saint Charles Lwanga and Companion Martyrs: The Hope of Africa

If the Church seems moribund in North America, there is hope in the vast continent of Africa, where there are untold millions of Catholics,...

Something Wicked: A Review

  Something Wicked: Why Feminism Can't Be Fused with Christianity Sophia Institute Press Manchester, New Hampshire Copyright 2021, 2025 241 pp. I’ve been meaning to write a few words on...

The Most Holy Trinity

He who believes in him is not condemned; he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name...

Sunday Musical Offering: Bach’s Cantata for Trinity Sunday

J.S. Bach composed this cantata for Trinity Sunday in 1725, first performed on May 27th of that year. The libretto begins with Es ist...

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...

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