Friday, May 9, 2025

Good Friday

One of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once blood and water came out. He who saw this has testified...

The Fall of Saint Peter

As Jesus was being interrogated by the High Priest, His disciples had been scattered. Only two remained to follow Him. The first was St....

Pope John Paul II’s First Holy Thursday Letter to Priests

LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II TO ALL THE PRIESTS ON THE OCCASION OF HOLY THURSDAY 1979   Dear Brother Priests, For you I am a...

Pope Benedict’s Last Holy Thursday

(Here is Pope Benedict's homily for April 5th, 2012, for the Mass of the Last Supper...one year before he made his own 'exodus' from...

Unlocking the Hope That is In Us

According to St. Thomas Aquinas, “The most hopeful people in the world are the young and the drunk. The first because they have little...

Passion Sunday: The Rending of the Veil

While the sun’s light failed…the curtain of the temple was torn in two (Lk.23:45). Palm Sunday begins our observance of Holy Week, the Week of...

Luke’s Passion and Compassion

Last year on Palm Sunday we heard the passion from Saint Mark’s Gospel, and next year it will be from Saint Matthew. Each is...

Our Lady of Sorrows Celebration in Malta

Today, the Friday before Good Friday, in Malta and Gozo is celebrated the devotion of Our Lady of Sorrows. Today, all Malta and Gozo...

The Riddle of the Tongues: A Review

The Riddle of the Tongue Stones: How Blessed Nicolas Steno Uncovered the Hidden History of the Earth - Thomas Salerno (2024), Word on Fire...

SAD to See Life Issues Being Silenced

In the fifth of a series of voters’ guides for conscience-informed Catholics, Matthew Marquardt notes that abortion and medical non-culpable homicide are leading causes...