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...
Sixth Sunday: The Inimitable Joy of the Beatitudes
Blessed is the man who does not follow the advice of the wickedâŠbut whose delight is the law of the Lord (Ps. 1).⧟
These are...
John Paul II’s Slavorum Apostoli
JOHN PAUL II
SLAVORUM APOSTOLI
I. INTRODUCTION
1. THE APOSTLES OF THE SLAVS, Saints Cyril and Methodius, are remembered by the Church together with the great work...
Nova et Vetera: Initial Insights on Artificial Intelligence
Recently, the Vaticanâs Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and its Dicastery for Culture collaborated in constructing a document on the Churchâs most...
Fifth Sunday: The Mystery of Mercy
But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesusâ knees, saying. âGo away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!â(Lk....
Saint Damien of Molochai
(In light of the recent memorial of Saint Marianne Cope, who also worked amongst the lepers of Hawaii, and who nursed Father Damian on...
Third Sunday: Nehemiah, Ezra and Restoring All Things
âThis day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.â For all the people wept when they heard the words...
The Catholic Conqueror, Charles Martel
(As Europe confronts the problems of mass immigration, especially from Muslim nations, with yet another deadly stabbing by a 'mentally disturbed' Afghan asylum seeker,...
Second Sunday: Do Whatever He Tells You
His mother said to the servants, âDo whatever he tells youâ (Jn. 2:5). ⧟
In the Gospel of St. John which we have just heard,...
Shakespeare the Catholic
William Shakespeare was born at Stratford-on-Avon on April 23rd, 1564. His formal education, it is speculated, was limited. Some believe that not being university...
