St Felix of Cantalice: The Friar who Saved the Capuchin Reform by his Holiness
On May 18th, we Capuchins celebrate the feast of St Felix of Cantalice. This humble lay brother played an important key in the way...
Secular Franciscans: Who Are They?
(In light of the memorial of Saint Catherine of Siena, who was a third-order Dominican, readers may enjoy these reflections from John Baldio, on...
Remember Man, That Thou Art Dust
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
Vatican Basilica
Ash Wednesday, 13 February 2013Ā Ā
Venerable Brethren,
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, Ash Wednesday, we begin a new Lenten journey, a...
Marcel Tyberg ā a Forgotten Composer of the Holocaust
In the 75 years since the end of the Second World War and the Holocaust, it is still hard to say how much the...
G.K. Chesterton Answers the Maniacs: Orthodoxy Revisited
G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was a Christian apologist, novelist, poet, historian, biographer, playwright and author of eighty books. First a convert from atheism to the...
A Grace-Filled Pentecost! Come Holy Ghost!
āIf a man loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make...
Sarah’s Helpful Holiday Hints
Do you hear that friends? The ring, ting, tinkling of sleigh bells accosting your ears in the grocery store or while youāre waiting at...
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 theĀ Feast of the Holy Family...
Fourteenth Sunday: Following Christ, Meek and Humble of Heart
āCome to me all you that are weary and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and...
Christ, the Hope of Glory
My dear friends, in this Easter season, Iād like to talk to you about hope. Indeed, casually speaking, we have much to āhopeā for...
