The Wisdom of the Theresas in Times of Adversity

To help us during struggles and challenges in life, Our Lord has given us the great Theresas: St. Therese of Lisieux, the Little Flower,...

Urbi et Orbi Blessing

Pope Francis is inviting Catholics - indeed, all people of good will - to witness and receive his Urbi et Orbi - to the...

The Re-Consecration of England Through Our Lady of Walsingham

Tomorrow, March 29th, in the year of Our Lord 2020, five centuries after the beginning of what is known as the 'Protestant Reformation', England...

The Raising of Lazarus

How old was Lazarus? Robert Browning, in a poem written in 1855—An Epistle Containing the Strange Medical Experience of Karshish, the Arab Physician—suggests that...

Desolation, Death and Resurrection

The fifth Sunday in Lent marks the beginning of Passiontide. It is customary in churches to veil all statues and images until the celebration...

The Mystery of Salvific Suffering

As we move towards Holy Week in this last week of Lent - in the midst of this global crisis, the unfolding effects of which...

A Silent Passion Sunday, Filled with Hope

Christ Jesus, though He was in the form of Go, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied Himself,...

Thoughts on a Pestilence

Let’s see. Housebound by this COVID-19 crisis, I’ve been watching a lot of YouTube videos. Probably more than reasonable people might consider healthy. Nevertheless, this...

The Catholic Church: A History of Adapting and Embracing New Technology

Go forth without fear, for he who created you has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother. —St....

Spy Wednesday and the Rending of the Veil

It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, while the sun’s light failed;...