Thursday, November 20, 2025

Vienna and Europe Saved in the Holy Name of Mary…For a Time

September 12th commemorates the Holy Name of Mary, made sacred by the holiness of the Theotokos, the Mother of God, full of grace. It was...

Charlie Kirk, Requiescat in Pace

On September 10, 2025, 31-year-old conservative activist Charlie Kirk—co-founder of Turning Point USA and host of the “Prove Me Wrong” debate series—was fatally shot at Utah Valley University...

Twenty Third Sunday: The Cross, the Eucharist, and Eternal Life

‘Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple’ (Lk. 14:27). ⧾ This saying of Our Lord is very...

Pope Benedict’s First Address on Saint Gregory the Great

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Wednesday, 28 May 2008 Saint Gregory the Great (1) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Last Wednesday I spoke of a Father of the Church little known...

Strong demand, intense debates: Ontario’s Catholic schools at a crossroads

As students prepare to bid farewell to summer and head back to school, Catholic education in Ontario may be at a crossroads. In Ontario, as...

Saint Louis IX: A Most Christian King

St. Louis IX (1214-1270) has been considered by many to be the greatest king of medieval Christendom. As the quintessential Catholic monarch, he ruled...

On Chesterton and Children: Theology of Repetition

What am I doing here? Is this all there is to life? These questions occasionally surface as I sit at my desk, surrounded by beige...

Pope Benedict and Saint Bartholomew

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 4 October 2006 Bartholomew Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the series on the Apostles called by Jesus during his earthly life, today...

Salve, Regina! – Mary’s Queenship Over Heaven and Earth

A blessed memorial of the Queenship of Mary, - as queen of heaven and earth, of angels and men. Although the Church has always...

Ad Caeli Reginam: Encyclical of Pope Pius XII Proclaiming the Queenship of Mary

(As mentioned in an accompanying post, the Queenship of Mary used to fall on the last day of May (now the feast of the...