Twenty-Fifth Sunday and Using Wealth Wisely
You cannot serve God and mammon (Lk. 16:13). ⧾
At face value, it would seem that that the Gospel text of the Mass appears to be...
Pope Benedict and Saint Matthew
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 30 August 2006
Matthew
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Continuing the series of portraits of the Twelve Apostles that we began a...
Saint Andrew Kim-Taegon and the Martyrs of Korea
Today we commemorate the feast of the countless martyrs of Korea, led by the indomitable convert priest, Father Andrew Kim Taegon, who was eventually...
Pope Benedict and Saint Hildegarde of Bingen
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Papal Summer Residence, Castel Gandolfo
Wednesday, 1st September 2010
 Saint Hildegard of Bingen
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In 1988, on the occasion of the Marian Year,...
Witness and Testimony: What Others Revealed About Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk’s assassination unleashed not only predictable smears from his critics but also some of the most grotesque and dehumanizing responses imaginable toward an...
Pope Benedict and Robert Bellarmine
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Saint Robert Bellarmine
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Born on 4 October 1542 in Montepulciano near Siena, he was...
Charlie Kirk, Apologist for the Truth
I must confess that I knew almost nothing about Charlie Kirk before his death. When one of my former students – now a young...
Mater Dolorosa, Mother of Sorrows
A blessed memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows to all. This feast was first celebrated in the year 1233 - in the youth of...
Vexilla Regis Prodeunt!
A blessed Feast of the Triumph of the Cross to one and all of our readers!
For added devotion and splendour to this celebration of...
Pope Saint John Paul II Reflects on the Salvific Cross
(An excerpt from a homily preached by Pope Saint John Paul II in Lesotho, in 1988):
In the Gospel of this feast we are witnesses...
