Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother and Mystery
December the 12 is the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe, now a feast, which used be a commemoration. But the day was elevated...
Mozart, the Catholic
(Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died during Advent, on December 5th, 1791, so it's fitting in this season of grace to reflect with faithful contributor Carl...
Three Popes’ Messages On the Immaculate Conception at the Spanish Steps
It has been a long-standing papal tradition that Popes pay homage to the Immaculate Conception at the foot of the Marian column close to...
Handel’s Miraculous Messiah
On this Second Sunday of Advent, when we read of Saint John the Baptist's preparing the way, it is fitting to immerse oneself in...
Pope John Paul II’s Last Sermon on the Immaculate Conception
HOLY MASS ON THE OCCASION OF THE 150th ANNIVERSARY
OF THE DOGMA OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
HOMILY OF JOHN PAUL II
Solemnity of...
Pope Benedict and Saint Ambrose
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 24 October 2007
Saint Ambrose of Milan
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Holy Bishop Ambrose - about whom I shall speak to you...
May God Raise Up More Bishops Like Ambrose
The great bishop and doctor Ambrose (340 - 397) is known for many things, not least his role in the conversion of the great...
The Nativity Fast in the ‘Advent’ of the East
(On this memorial of the Eastern saint, John of Damascus, here is a reflection worth pondering on the ascetical practices of the Eastern rite....
Pope Benedict and Saint John Damascene
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
John Damascene
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today I should like to speak about John Damascene, a personage of prime...
Xavier’s Fire For God and Souls
Saint Francis Xavier – the relic of whose forearm, instrumental in the baptizing of tens of thousands made a tour around Canada a number...