Saint Agnes and the Courage of Chastity
'Tis incumbent upon us in these days, so inimical to anything chaste and pure, to remind ourselves of the genius of the feminine and...
My Peaceful and Profitable Time at the Two Fonts of the Liberal Arts
(New contributor Mary Innerst offers here a reflection of the beauty of her time studying at the ITI - the International Theological Institute -...
Pope Benedict and Saint Hilary
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 10 October 2007
Saint Hilary of Poitiers
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, I would like to talk about a great Father of...
Freedom from Spiritual Slavery: Following the Example of Christ
(As we enter back into 'ordinary time', we follow the public life of our Saviour, His three years of ministry before His Passion, Death...
Baptism of the Lord and the Beginning of His Ministry
‘This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased’ (Mt. 3:17). ⧾
Today’s Feast of the Lord’s Baptism brings to a completion...
It’s Still a Wonderful Life
The quiet authority of the 1946 Christmas move It’s a Wonderful Life upon the cultural imagination cannot be overstated, and few films manage such influence...
The Mysticism of Gregory of Nyssa
The memorial of Saint Gregory of Nyssa, even if not in the universal calendar, is on this January 10th. Gregory is one of the...
Healing Effects of the Holy Eucharist
Sadly, the majority of Catholics do not believe in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Nearly seven in ten Catholics (69%) say...
How Dostoevsky Changed the World
In 1849, Fyodor Dostoevsky stood before a firing squad, fully prepared for death, only to hear his execution sentence revoked at the final instant....
Bach’s Christmas and Epiphany Oratorio
Between 1734 and 1735, J.S. Bach composed six Oratorios - or six parts of one long Oratorio - for the Christmas season, which the...
