Nicolaus Copernicus: Catholic Pioneer of Modern Science,1473 ā1543
The parents of Niclas Kopernik of Poland were dedicated Catholics and members of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. The young Copernicus lost his...
Almsgiving in the Twenty-first Century
āGrace builds on nature.ā (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
This statement from Saint Thomasās Summa expresses in succinct form the theological insight that creation and redemption are...
Pope Benedict and Saint John Damascene
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
John Damascene
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today I should like to speak about John Damascene, a personage of prime...
Gay Pride, the Archbishop and the Pastor
Although I try not to dwell on it overmuch, in fact I ignore it as much as I might, this is āGay Prideā month,...
Twenty Third Sunday: The Cross, the Eucharist, and Eternal Life
āWhoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my discipleā (Lk. 14:27). ā§¾
This saying of Our Lord is very...
The Spiritual Guidance of Saint Alphonsus Maria deā Liguori Ā
On August 1, 2022, we celebrated the liturgical memorial of St Alphonsus Maria deā Liguori I asked myself: In what way such a great...
A Host of Mighty Miracles
As Christians we believe in miracles because the Gospels tell us of miracles performed by Jesus. No founder of any other world religion ever...
Seventeenth Sunday: Perfecting Our Prayer With and In Christ
Ask and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you (Lk. 11: 9)....
Venezuela, Socialism & the Popes
Venezuela is in freefall. Food and medicine shortages, power cuts and hyperinflation are driving millions of Venezuelans out of the country, creating a new...
Ontario’s Holy Lands
I come from the Holy Lands of Ontario.
These are the small towns in which the Irish settled over the 19th century, and built imposing...
