Let us Imitate the Patience of the Saints
As the madness continues and we deal with patently irrational policies enforced in both the secular and the ecclesiastical realm, it is important for...
Pope Saint John Paul and the Presentation
(In 1997 Pope Saint John Paul II declared this ancient feast of the Presentation - also known as Candlemas - as the World Day...
The Message of the Presentation
Are there passages from the Bible that frighten you, or at least make you think twice about yourself and your behaviour? Thomas Merton—a well-known...
Fifth Sunday: The Church’s Mission to Each Individual Soul
I do it all for the sake of the Gospel, so that I may share in its blessings (1 Cor. 9:23).
St. Paul’s passionate words...
Palestrina’s Salve, and Georgian Polyphony
As we are soon to say farewell to 'Ordinary Time', perhaps a rendition of Palestrina's masterful rendition of the Salve Regina, first published in...
Two Books To Help Your Pilgrimage Through Lent
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Pope Francis, and Beginning Lent Back in 2020
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
Basilica of Santa Sabina
Ash Wednesday, 26 February 2020
(This homily is from last year, 2020, at the beginning of a...
How Busy People Pray
“Pray always.” (1 Thessalonians 5.17)
If we are to take Saint Paul’s words seriously, we see that there must be different forms of prayer; we...
Amazon’s Censorship and Southwell’s Truth
Censorship on a scale even Orwell couldn't imagine in 1984 is ramping up, only four decades or so off his predicted date, but here...
Martyrs’ Shrine Nostalgia
On a note of fond nostalgia, a former student has written a reflection of his time here, going on pilgrimage to Martyrs' Shrine in...