Saint Patrick’s Magnificat
Towards the end of his life, Saint Patrick wrote his 'Confessions' which, like his near-contemporaneous Saint Augustine's autobiography of the same title, is meant...
The Stabat Mater, Dolorosa in Various Versions
For our musical offering on this Third Sunday of Lent, here are a few renditions - amongst many - of the perduring Stabat Mater,...
Third Sunday of Lent: Accepting or Rejecting God’s Truth
Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, and they were struck down in the wilderness (1 Cor. 10:5). ⧾
These sobering words from...
As Churches Continue to Burn, it’s Time Catholics Mobilized
(Originally published 6 March 2025 by Canadian Catholic News)
As secular media continue to gaslight concerns about rising hostility toward Catholics, another church has burned...
Homily of Pope Benedict on Saint Joseph
APOSTOLIC JOURNEY
OF THE HOLY FATHER BENEDICT XVI
TO CAMEROON AND ANGOLA
(MARCH 17-23, 2009)
EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION
ON THE OCCASION OF THE PUBLICATION
OF THE INSTRUMENTUM LABORIS
HOMILY OF THE HOLY FATHER BENEDICT...
The Popes on Saint Joseph
As the Church universal is jubilantly celebrating the feast of St Joseph on this day, it would be so beautiful to draw from the...
A Reply to Bishop Strickland
I am humbled that Bishop Strickland not only took the time to read my few thoughts on two articles recently published on LifeSiteNews, but...
Pope Benedict and Saint Cyril
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Our attention today is focused on St Cyril of Jerusalem....
Motets in Honour of Two Very Just Men
Arvo Pärt , an Estonian composer (born 1935, and still going - those hardy Estonians!), is known for his method of tintinabulli, which is...
Second Sunday of Lent: Our Transfigured and Suffering Lord
He will transform the body of our humiliation that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, by the power that also...
