Banishing Envy
The final words of today’s second reading, from Saint Paul’s letter to the Colossians, like their parallel in Galatians, are much resorted today:
Here there...
Crown and Crozier – Podcast on the Papal Visit
I was recently interviewed on the fine new Crown and Crozier podcast, hosted by Patrick Owen Brown (who has a piece published recently in...
The Narrow and Wide Gate: Taking Up Our Cross
“If the angels were capable of envy, they would envy us for two things; one is the receiving of Holy Communion, and the other...
Paganini, Classical and Gypsy Style
Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840) was one of the most virtuoso of violinists (and also classical guitarists, apparently), whose compositions count amongst the most...
St Lawrence of Brindisi, Staunch Defender of the True Catholic Faith
Today, Thursday 21 July 2022, the entire Catholic communion together with the Capuchin Order, joyfully commemorates St Lawrence of Brindisi. We can easily apply...
Pope Benedict and Mary of Magdala
BENEDICT XVI
ANGELUS
Castel Gandolfo
Sunday, 22 July 2012
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The Word of God this Sunday presents us once again with a fundamental, ever fascinating theme...
A Pope and Prime Minister Return to the Mission – We Hope
This story and its characters are (mostly) fictitious, and it is (generally) not inspired by true events. But if the events could yet prove...
The Georges’ Water Music
On a warm July 17, in the year 1717, King George II sailed down the Thames with a group of nobles, followed by a...
The Camillian Ideal
The feast of St Camillus de Lellis remains a very intriguing story which keeps speaking to us, even after four hundred years. Born on May...
St Veronica Giuliani: Christ’s Stigmatic Bride
Last Saturday, the ninth of July, the universal Church celebrated the feast of the great and most humble Capuchin Poor Clares nun, abbot, mystic...
