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...