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      Pope Benedict, Monica and Marriage

      BENEDICT XVI ANGELUS Courtyard of the Papal Summer Residence, Castel Gandolfo Sunday, 30 August 2009 (Video) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Three days ago, on 27 August, we celebrated the liturgical...

      Are We a ‘Godly’ People?

      According to the Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain in his 1952 book The Range of Reason, there are Christians who, to all intents and purposes,...

      Saint Louis IX: A Most Christian King

      St. Louis IX (1214-1270) has been considered by many to be the greatest king of medieval Christendom. As the quintessential Catholic monarch, he ruled...

      Pope Benedict and Saint Bartholomew

      BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 4 October 2006 Bartholomew Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the series on the Apostles called by Jesus during his earthly life, today...

      Saint Bartholomew, aka Nathaniel, In Whom There Was No Guile

      A blessed feast of Saint Bartholomew, to one and all! Like many of the Apostles, we don't know all that much about the life...

      Palestrina’s Regina Coeli

      To celebrate this memorial - let's just call it the feast - of the Queenship of Mary, here is Palestrina's rendition of the Regina...

      Salve, Regina! – Queen of Heaven and Earth

      A blessed memorial of the Queenship of Mary, - as queen of heaven and earth, of angels and men. Although the Church has always...

      Ad Caeli Reginam: Encyclical of Pope Pius XII Proclaiming the Queenship of Mary

      (As mentioned in an accompanying post, the Queenship of Mary used to fall on the last day of May (now the feast of the...

      The Problem of Evil

      There is no better way to solve the problem of evil than by starting with a definition of what evil is, or is not....

      Saint Bernard of Clairvaux: The Mellifluous Doctor

      GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today I would like to talk about St Bernard of Clairvaux, called...