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...

Mere Christianity: A Critical Analysis

The signature work of the most iconic Christian writer of the 20th century, C. S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity is a powerful weapon in the...

Pope Benedict and Saint Ignatius of Antioch

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE St Peter's Square Wednesday, 14 March 2007 Saint Ignatius of Antioch Dear Brothers and Sisters, As we already did last Wednesday, we are speaking about the...

Raw Lies and Half-Baked Truths

“What is truth?” said jesting Pilate, and would not wait for an answer. There are those who do not want to hear the truth. Such...

Pope Benedict and Teresa of Avila

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul VI Audience Hall Wednesday, 2 February 2011 Saint Teresa of Avila Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the course of the Catecheses that I have chosen...

A Review of the Bishop Fulton Sheen Compilation, ‘On the Demonic’

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, compiled and edited by Fr. Dave Tomaszycki, On the Demonic, Emmaus Road Publishing, 2024. In his book Those Mysterious Priests published...

28th Sunday: Eucharist Means Thanksgiving

(From our archives, for this Thanksgiving Sunday) On this mountain the Lord of Hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food (Is 25:6). Throughout...

Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider: A Catholic Conscience and Credo

Born in Kyrgyzstan under Soviet repression, to intensely devout Catholic parents, the future Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider was essentially raised in the Catholic underground....

Benedict Beatifying Newman

MASS WITH THE BEATIFICATION OF VENERABLE CARDINAL JOHN HENRY NEWMAN HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI Cofton Park of Rednal - Birmingham Sunday, 19 September 2010 Dear Brothers and...

11 Benefits of the Rosary from the 11 Marian Encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII

(During this time of crisis, and on this day when we have asked to pray and fast for world peace, we thought we would...