Good King Louis, Ruling, and Ruled, by Truth
The indomitable Cardinal Sarah exhorted in an article in CWR, to French scouts, on pilgrimage to Vezelay in France, that they should emulate...
Pope Pius XII’s insights on the Queenship of Mary
The 22nd of August in the liturgical calendar features the liturgical of the Queenship of Mary. In this day and age, where monarchical titles...
In Light of Day: A Comparative Glance at Saul Alinsky and Dorothy Day
Appeals for freedom, justice and mercy are commonplace. All seems right. We impulsively acknowledge and defend them undisputedly. But, in the spirit of modern...
Pope Benedict and Pope Pius X
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Papal Summer Residence, Castel Gandolfo
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Saint Pius the Tenth
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today I would like to reflect on my...
Twentieth Sunday: Prayer and Tradition
For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples (Is. 56: 7).
In any given region or country, a common language...
Enneagram in Spiritual Direction: Paganism, Modernism or Valuable Tool?
Abstract
Are you an “investigator” or maybe a “peacemaker’ or someone who would be known as a “helper” or “achiever?” Maybe you are the enthusiastic...
The Rocky Road from Doubt to Faith
Thanks to my Irish Catholic mother and 12 years with the good sisters of six parochial schools and four more years at the University...
The Miracle on the Vistula – An Untold Story
"...faith and prayer are forces that can influence history and that in the end prayer is more powerful than bullets and faith more powerful...
Why Is This Night Different? – A Poem
The table set for everyday-
my father, leaning in;
two or three gathered.
His usual shyness at supper- the rub
of indignity against composure;
his cane, his chair.
His voice...
19th Sunday and Finding the Wisdom of the Cross
For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my own people, my kindred according...