Nebraska: A Review
Nebraska (2013)
Written by Bob Nelson
Directed by Alexander Payne
A society which has lost its religion becomes sooner or later a society which has lost its...
Mozart’s 40th and 25th
Mozart published his 40th symphony on this day in 1788, the 'great' in G minor, one of two symphonies he wrote in the minor...
Pope Benedict and the Sacred Heart
SOLEMNITY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
OPENING OF THE YEAR FOR PRIESTS
ON THE 150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH
OF SAINT JOHN MARY VIANNEY
HOMILY OF HIS...
Pope John Paul’s Second Last Second Sunday of Lent
(Here are a few words from the great Pontiff, from his second last Lent in 2004)
JOHN PAUL II
ANGELUS
Second Sunday of Lent, 7 March 2004
1. “Jesus took...
Mater Dolorosa
A blessed memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows to all, a feast begun in the 1233, in that 'greatest of centuries', with the founding...
The Fire of Faith on Earth
‘And yet, when the Son of man returns will he find faith on earth?’ (Lk. 18:8). ⧾
Last Sunday, the anniversary of the last apparition...
Twenty-Fifth Sunday and Using Wealth Wisely
You cannot serve God and wealth (Lk. 16:13). ⧾
At face value, it would seem that that the Gospel text of the Mass appears to...
Spaséñiye, sodélal (Salvation is created) – Pavel Tschesnokoff
Pavel Tschesnokoff - or Chesnekov - died of a heart attack, brought on by malnutrition, while standing in a Moscow bread line in Soviet...
John Paul II’s Homily on the Hundredth Anniversary of Maria Goretti
MESSAGE OF JOHN PAUL II
TO THE BISHOP OF ALBANO
FOR THE CENTENARY OF THE DEATH
OF ST. MARIA GORETTI
To my Venerable Brother Bishop Agostino Vallini of...
True Patriotism
As an American freelance student of British history, I find it intriguing how the true meaning of patriotism has often been lost in the...
