Michael, Prince of the Angelic Host
The second last day of September, the 29th, is the feast of St Michael the Archangel. But who is this Prince of all the...
Saint Michael and the Eucharistic Eschatological Battle
The great dragon, the primeval serpent, known as the devil or Satan, who had deceived all the world, was hurled down to the earth...
Saint Vincent de Paul: The Apostle of Love
On the 27th of September, we celebrate as a Church the feast of St Vincent de Paul. This great French saint is a living...
Sinister Spiritual Candy
“Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile.” — Mark 7:15
I...
The Relevance of the Church and Catholic Disinformation
The following comments come from a conversation I had with Catholic friends. The brief reflection that follows gives, what I believe, some of the...
Padre Pio and the Story of a Vocation
This 23rd of September is the liturgical feast day of St Pio of Pietrelcina. It was also twenty eight years ago that Jesus, through Padre...
Matthew’s Marvelous Metanoia
Saint Matthew, also known as Levi, presents Christ as the new Moses, leading His people from the darkness and slavery of sin into the...
Conformity to God, Not To the World
The godless say, ‘let us wait for the righteous one, who makes life inconvenient to us and opposes our actions; who reproaches us for...
The Stigmata of Saint Francis
On September 17th, the Franciscan Order celebrates the Feast when our Seraphic Father Francis received the Stigmata of the Crucified Christ.
The servant of God,...
General Audience on Saint Robert Bellarmine
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Saint Robert Bellarmine
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Born on 4 October 1542 in Montepulciano near Siena, he was...
