Palm and Passion Sunday
And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom, and the earth shook, and the rocks were split...
The Indefatigable Saint Turibius
Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo (+1606), a missionary bishop of Lima, Peru from 1579 until his death in 1606, is a heroic model for bishops...
Pope Saint John Paul II’s Last Lent
Here is Pope Saint John Paul II’s final Lenten meditation, which he finished on September 8th, 2004 – the birthday of Our Lady -...
Christianity and Common Sense
Can one jump down one’s own throat? This was G.K. Chesterton's reply to those who claim that anything is possible. When we exercise common...
Investigation Yields Disturbing Findings on Catholic Relief Services
An exhaustive investigation by two Catholic organizations into Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in three African countries has revealed pervasive contraception promotion and abortion referrals.
Joint research...
Fourth Sunday in Lent: Laetare, and Life’s Meaning and Purpose
For we are what He has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of...
Alexis de Tocqueville On Christian Democracy
“I believe that our descendants will tend more and more to be divided into only two parts, those leaving Christianity entirely and those entering...
Third Sunday of Lent: Accepting or Rejecting God’s Truth
Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, and they were struck down in the wilderness (1 Cor. 10:5). ⧾
These sobering words from...
Second Sunday of Lent: The Transfiguration
‘This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!’ (Mk. 9:7)
On the second Sunday in Lent we always read the Gospel of the Transfiguration...
Tammy
(The following is a true story, recently sent to me, which I thought would help others. The author graciously agreed to have this published,...