Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Since you are children of God, God has sent into your hearts the Spirit of His Son, the Spirit who cries out: Abba, Father....
How Trinity Sunday Entered the Calendar
You may wonder how the Feast of the Holy Trinity came to be celebrated on the Sunday after Pentecost. It was not always celebrated...
The Longing Beneath the Roles: Kilmer, the Catechism, and the Search for God
The cinematic roles of Val Kilmer - who died April 1st, 2025 at the age of 65 after a long cinematic career - did...
Apologetics 101, part 4: Life, Soul and Substance
Recently, Catholic Insight posted a thoughtful note from Carl Sundell on the essential questions we should be prepared to answer about our faith.
This list...
Pope Benedict and Anthony of Padua
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Saint Anthony of Padua
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Two weeks ago I presented St Francis of Assisi. This morning...
What is ‘Natural Theology’?
Natural theology is an attempt to prove, by the use of reason alone, that the claims of revealed religion are plausible. One of the...
Pope Benedict and Saint Barnabas
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Wednesday, 31 January 2007
Barnabas, Silas (also called Silvanus), and Apollos
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Continuing our journey among the protagonists who were the first...
Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
Six years ago, on the 160th anniversary of the first apparition of Lourdes, on February 11th, Robert Cardinal Sarah, then-head of the Congregation for...
Veni Creator Spiritus
A blessed, joyous and grace-filled solemnity of Pentecost to all our readers, the feast of the descent of the Holy Spirit, the public manifestation...
Saint John Paul II’s Pentecost
Homily of His Holiness John Paul II
Sunday, 31 May 1998, The Solemnity of Pentecost
Credo in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivificantem:I believe in the Holy...
