Dr. Frances Kelsey and Thalidomide
On this August 7th, back in 1962, Frances Oldham Kelsey, a Canadian-American physician/pharmacologist (who hailed from bucolic and beautiful Cobble Hill, on Vancouver Island,...
Freedom from Spiritual Slavery: Following the Example of Christ
(As we enter back into 'ordinary time', we follow the public life of our Saviour, His three years of ministry before His Passion, Death...
From Temple to Body: The Mystery of Christ and His Church
The Holy Catholic Church is a mystery of faith, a reality both visible and spiritual, founded by Jesus Christ and handed down through the...
Saint Peter Damian and Pope Benedict
Not many in the hierarchy write like Saint Peter Damian (+1072) anymore, whose direct and blunt condemnation of the unnatural sexual sins of the...
Beauty and the Assumption
In Dante’s epic poem, The Divine Comedy, the poet puts these words in the mouth of St. Bernard of Clairvaux as he gazes on...
Sixth Sunday: The Inimitable Joy of the Beatitudes
Blessed is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked…but whose delight is the law of the Lord (Ps. 1).⧾
These are...
Twenty-Fifth Sunday and Using Wealth Wisely
You cannot serve God and mammon (Lk. 16:13). ⧾
At face value, it would seem that that the Gospel text of the Mass appears to be...
Pope Benedict and Saints Simon and Jude
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter’s Square
Wednesday, 11 October 2006
Simon and Jude
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, let us examine two of the Twelve Apostles: Simon the Cananaean...
Was Bertrand Russell Happy?
Everyone wants to know what happiness is and how to get it.(*) The philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) was no exception. He first published his...
The Manly Virtues of Saint Joseph
The head of the Holy Family, terror of demons, and protector of the holy Church – St. Joseph – enjoys the rare liturgical feat...
