Our Lady and the Octave of Christmas
Hail, holy Mother! The Child to whom you gave birth is the King of Heaven and earth forever.
Christmas is a Solemnity with an Octave....
Beatification Homily of Francisco and Jacinta Marto
APOSTOLIC JOURNEY
OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II
TO FÁTIMA (MAY, 12-13, 2000)
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE JOHN PAUL II
BEATIFICATION OF FRANCISCO AND JACINTA MARTO
SHEPERDS OF...
The Diamond of England: The Mission and Martyrdom of St. Edmund Campion
St. Edmund Campion first became a major part of my life when I was assigned to read Edmund Campion: Hero of God’s Underground by Harold...
Time for Accountability, not Pandemic Amnesty
(Here is a reflection from contributor Scott Ventureyra on the accountability/amnesty debate over draconian Covid protocols, not least the vaxx mandates and lockdowns. This...
Brendan’s Fantastic Voyage
Today commemorates Saint Brendan (+577) the sixth century Irish monk, the 'Navigator', whose main claim to fame - besides his holiness of life -...
Saint Anselm’s Idea of God
“ontology” defined ~ the science of being
Some students are fortunate enough to have had a teacher who made all the difference in life. I...
Vatican releases survey on faith and doctrine: world says Church is now democracy
The Vatican just released a survey asking for parish-level input on next year's Synod on Faith and Family.
The questionnaire has been sent to all Catholic parishes;...
Religion as Good, or Evil?
Richard Dawkins, like his intellectual forebears David Hume, Feurbach, Emile Zola and countless others, claims not to be religious. In saying so, he is...
Urbi et Orbi Blessing
Pope Francis is inviting Catholics - indeed, all people of good will - to witness and receive his Urbi et Orbi - to the...
Of True Feminism, Early Martyrs and Thomas Aquinas
The paradoxes continue in our modern era, not least of which is that concerning 'gender' and feminism, with two stories that come to mind:
First,...