The Joy of Felix of Catalice – Brother ‘Deo Gratias’
Today, Tuesday 18 May 2021, is the feast of the Capuchin lay brother St Felix of Cantalice (+1587). Certainly Brother Felix has been foundational...
Palestrina’s Viri Galilaei
Another priceless gem from the craftmanship of Palestrina, Viri Galilaei - a meditation on the angel's declaration to the Apostles and disciples: Men of Galilee,...
Ascension, Church and Magisterium
When was the Church founded?
Many would say that it emerged from the opened side of Jesus on the cross, like a new Eve from...
Fulton Sheen’s Thoughts for Daily Living
The Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979) needs little introduction. At the peak of his radio and television popularity from the 1940s to the...
The Vital and Abiding Need for Confession
Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” And when He had said this, He breathed on them...
Saint George Preca, Catechist and Apostle of Malta
(We are a bit late, alas, in posting this reflection on Saint George Preca, a home-grown Maltese saint, whose feast was May 9th. But,...
Saint Leopold Mandić, Croatian Hero of the Confessional
On this Tuesday 12 May 2021, we celebrate the feast of St Leopold Mandić OFM Cap. (+1942). Who was this great and humble saint...
Newman and His Fierce, Unchanging Religion
I will not shrink from uttering my firm conviction, that it would be a gain to this country, were it vastly more superstitious, more...
The Courage to Be a Mother
“And when the wine was failing, the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’ And Jesus said to her: ‘Woman, what...
Ubi Caritas, Deus Ibi Est
Based on today's Gospel readings on love and friendship, of God, of Christ, and of each other, much needed in our increasingly divided world,...