A Gentle Giant Gone
Jean Vanier, the founder of L’Arche, has gone to his eternal reward, at the venerable age of 90. The son of soldier, veteran and...
The Lenten Fast for Today’s Catholic
Can there be a shorter account of Our Lord’s forty days in the desert than the one from Saint Mark? It omits not only...
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;...
Pentecost and Witnessing to Truth
To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good (1 Cor. 12:7).
Today, with joy and thanksgiving we celebrate the Solemnity...
March for Life Canada 2025: A Synopsis and Call for Reflection
The March for Life on May 8 2025 was attended by fewer than the 20,000 or so participants of previous Marches - and by...
Blessed Jacinta and Francisco Marto – The Youngest Canonized Saints, but Not the Least
On this day in 1920, February 20th, the 'Spanish' influenza took the life of nine-year old Jacinta Marto, as she lay alone in a...
Pope Benedict and the Holy Family
BENEDICT XVI
ANGELUS
St Peter's Square
Sunday, 31 December 2006
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
On this last Sunday of the year we are celebrating the Feast of the Holy Family...
Fourth Sunday, Mary and Joseph
When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home (Mt. 1:24). ⧾
On...
The Church and China
It was a dramatic scene: venerable Cardinal Zen, bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, a lifelong foe and survivor of Communism in China, a spiritual...
Esto Vir! Be a Man
Deacon Kyle Broderson recently gave a talk during which he asked the men in his audience to consider what they most wanted to be...
