Tuesday, November 4, 2025

The Theology of Christmas Presents

(A classic by the master essayist, on why we give Christmas presents, for those of us who still sometimes wonder what is the point...

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens' novella A Christmas Carol was first published on December 19, 1843, and it has been a much beloved classic ever since. Sure,...

The Mystery of Christmas in the Eyes of St Ġorġ Preca

Saint Ġorġ Preca, diocesan priest and first canonized saint from Malta and founder of the Society of the Christian Doctrine (MUSEUM), contributed greatly in...

In Search of Inner Peace

As we enter into these last few days of Advent, with the last candle of the wreath soon to be lit, the atmosphere is...

The Beauty and Power of the Christmas Novena

The Christmas Novena - nine days before the birth of our Saviour - starts on December 16 and finishes December 24. There are many kinds...

The Relevance of the Message of Our Lady of Guadalupe for Today’s World

On Thursday 12 December 2024 we celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, an extraordinary Marian feast reminds me how much Mary, the...

Master in the Faith: Saint John of the Cross

(Karol Wotyla did his theological doctorate on the mystical poetry of Saint John of the Cross, so he writes here not only as Pope,...

The Amazing and Miraculous Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe: Video

In case you need further evidence that the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is miraculous, and truly that of the 'Mother of God',...

Prayer of Pope John Paul II to Our Lady of Guadalupe

O Immaculate Virgin, Mother of the true God and Mother of the Church!, who from this place reveal your clemency and your pity to all...

Stop Hiring Humans?

So says the provocative advertisement - but without my added question mark - on billboards in San Francisco - where else? Other head lines...