The Meaning of Man and a True Anthropology: Twenty Seventh Sunday
The Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. (Gen. 2:7).
Our first reading...
Why We Are Catholics
Why I Am a Catholic (1932) is a collection of essays by Hilaire Belloc, Archbishop Alban Goodier, Ronald Knox, C.C. Martindale and novelist Sheila...
Philomela – A Poem
"Philomela"
A lark sings through the hellish gloom;
Calls out to her Author.
Praising, loving, she cries her tune,
Piercing my ears to bother.
A lonely cry, muffled and...
Michael, Prince of the Angelic Host
The second last day of September, the 29th, is the feast of St Michael the Archangel. But who is this Prince of all the...
Saint Vincent de Paul: The Apostle of Love
On the 27th of September, we celebrate as a Church the feast of St Vincent de Paul. This great French saint is a living...
Sinister Spiritual Candy
âNothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile.â â Mark 7:15
I...
The Relevance of the Church and Catholic Disinformation
The following comments come from a conversation I had with Catholic friends. The brief reflection that follows gives, what I believe, some of the...
Padre Pio and the Story of a Vocation
This 23rd of September is the liturgical feast day of St Pio of Pietrelcina. It was also twenty eight years ago that Jesus, through Padre...
Matthew’s Marvelous Metanoia
Saint Matthew, also known as Levi, presents Christ as the new Moses, leading His people from the darkness and slavery of sin into the...
Conformity to God, Not To the World
The godless say, âlet us wait for the righteous one, who makes life inconvenient to us and opposes our actions; who reproaches us for...
