A Catholic Approach to Gender Incongruence Among Children and Youth
âThe Truth will make you freeâ (John 8:32):
Introduction
The difficulties and challenges facing young people living in present-day Canadian society are vast and their impact...
Keeping the Christmas Caroling: In Dulce Iubilo, the Wexford, and A Rose in Winter.
With the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God today - or, in the usus antiquior, the Circumcision of Our Lord - the Octave of...
Angelus of the Holy Family
JOHN PAUL II
ANGELUS - FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY
Sunday, 29 December 1996
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
1. On this first Sunday after Christmas, the Church is...
The Real Holy Family
It has always been difficult for the homilist to preach on the feast of the Holy Family. In the old days, the priest would...
Prodigal Catholics – Why They Leave, and Why They Return
A Pew Research Center poll indicated one out of every ten Americans is an ex-Catholic. Add them up as if they were a church...
Saint John, Son of Zebedee
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Wednesday, 5 July 2006
John, son of Zebedee
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Let us dedicate our meeting today to remembering another very important member of...
Holy Day, Holy Union
I don't know about you, but I must admit to feeling a mixture of excitement and dread every time Christmas comes around. With shopping...
Truth Under Assault
The Denial of Truth
We live in an era where the denial of not only the ability to discern what is true from what...
Handel’s Miraculous Messiah
Handel's Messiah, first performed on April 13th, 1742 (in Dublin of all places) was Composed by a German, who had become a naturalised Brit,...
St. John de Matha, the Forgotten Friar
Every year on December 17 the church intones the âO antiphonsâ the joyous canticles in anticipation of the coming of Christ. But on the...
