Pope Pius XI’s Letter on Saint Francis de Sales
(One hundred and two years ago, on the 26th of January, 1923, Pope Pius XI promulgated an encyclical on Saint Francis de Sales on...
Saint Marianne Cope and Her Lepers
Saint Marianne Cope (+1918), whose memorial is on this January 23rd, was an American-born Sister of the Third Order of Saint Francis, who spent...
The Catholic Conqueror, Charles Martel
(As Europe confronts the problems of mass immigration, especially from Muslim nations, with yet another deadly stabbing by a 'mentally disturbed' Afghan asylum seeker,...
Saint Agnes and the Courage of Chastity
'Tis incumbent upon us in these days, so inimical to anything chaste and pure, to remind ourselves of the genius of the feminine and...
Second Sunday: Do Whatever He Tells You
His mother said to the servants, āDo whatever he tells youā (Jn. 2:5). ā§¾
In the Gospel of St. John which we have just heard,...
The Hidden, Mystical Life of Servant of God Rozalia Celak
KrakĆ³w is an immensely popular pilgrimage destination and undoubtedly the most frequented tourist city in Poland. It is a home to over 350 Roman...
Constantine the Great
Tertullian rightly said that the blood of the early martyrs became the seed of Christianity. Hardly anything can be so impressive to those outside...
Pope Benedict and Saint Hilary
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 10 October 2007
Saint Hilary of Poitiers
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, I would like to talk about a great Father of...
The Cleansing Power of Baptism
A biblical text can become so familiar that we simply bypass statements that would ordinarily puzzle us. Iām thinking of an aspect of the...
Baptism of the Lord and the Beginning of His Ministry
āThis is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleasedā (Mt. 3:17). ā§¾
Todayās Feast of the Lordās Baptism brings to a completion...
