The Ascension of our Lord

Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come...

Where Has Shame Fled?

“If I am a sinner and deny sin, there is no forgiveness.  The denial of sin is the unforgivable sin.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen Once upon...
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Pope John Paul II and the Visitation

(Here is Pope Saint John Paul II's first homily for the feast of the Visitation, to close off his first Marian month as Pope,...

Pope Benedict and the Maid of Orleans

(Today, the penultimate day of May, is the memorial of Saint Joan of Arc, and I thought readers would enjoy this address from Pope...
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John Paul II Reflects on Paul VI

HOMILY OF POPE JOHN PAUL II TO COMMEMORATE THE SERVANT OF GOD PAUL VI Thursday, 6 August 1998 The memory of my venerable Predecessor, the Servant of God...

Ascension and Novena to the Holy Ghost – First Day

In the Church universal, the solemnity of Ascension is on its traditional day, Thursday - so a blessed, if belated, and joyous one to...

A Reply to Apologetics 101: Question 1: Proving that God Does Indeed Exist

Recently, Catholic Insight posted a thoughtful note from contributor Carl Sundell on the essential questions we should be prepared to answer about our faith. This...

March for Life Canada 2025: A Synopsis and Call for Reflection

The March for Life on May 8 2025 was attended by fewer than the 20,000 or so participants of previous Marches - and by...
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Pope John Paul II and Saint Philip Neri

(At the very beginning of his pontificate, Pope Saint John Paul II made a pilgrimage to the church of Santa Maria in Vallicella, commonly...

Saint Philip Neri’s Joyful Heart

We celebrate today one of the most joyful and idiosyncratic – the two are not unrelated - of saints, Philip Neri, (+1595), the founder...