Saint Catherine, Bride and Martyr for Christ
Saint Catherine, a true heroine for Christ, was born in the year 287 in the illustrious city of Alexandria in Egypt, in one of...
Joseph, the Image of God the Father
In previous articles that I have written, I have noted the merits and demerits of certain ways of describing the fatherhood of Saint Joseph,...
Palestrina’s Magnificat Primi Toni
On this feast of Saint Caecelia, patroness of music, especially of the ecclesial sort, it is fitting we present one of the greatest of...
Solemnity of Christ the King
‘For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth...
Cosmos Korb and the Problem of Evil: A Tragedy in Brief
For reasons which will be apparent, my alias is Martin Beck. I am about to present several excerpts from the diary of my academic...
The Restoration of the Temple
When we hear in today’s first reading that Judas Maccabeus restored the temple worship, the joy of the people is almost palpable. It was...
Is The Remedy A Remedy?
Introduction
A solution to the Covidian problem was eagerly awaited - and emerged in a legion of vaccines. Development of vaccines to coronaviruses has been...
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Patroness of the Poor
On this 17th of November we, as Franciscans, joyfully celebrate the feast of St Elizabeth of Hungary, a tertiary of our Order.
Elizabeth was born...
Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (9 October 1835 – 16 December 1921) was a child prodigy, some say even more so than the incomparable Mozart, developing perfect...
The Moral Aspect of the Apocalypse
The biblical texts used at Mass towards the end of the liturgical year are certainly dramatic—with stars falling from heaven and the like—and, it...