International Hobbit Day
In the midst of all the bad news swirling around us, it may provide some small comfort to commemorate in some way International Hobbit...
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...
The Indomitable Faith of Saint Andrew Kim-Taegon and the Martyrs of Korea
Today -Â in muted form, since this year it falls on a Sunday - we commemorate the feast of the countless martyrs of Korea,...
O Crux Ave Spes Unica
A blessed and glorious feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross! Also called the Triumph of the Cross and, at times, the 'Invention'...
Pope Benedict and Saint John Chrysostom
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 19 September 2007
Saint John Chrysostom (1)
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
This year is the 16th centenary of St John Chrysostom's death...
John Chrysostom: The Man with the Golden Mouth
Saint John Chrysostom (+407) was a model bishop, a doctor of the Church, an ascetic and contemplative monk who wanted only to retreat from...
Charlie Kirk, Requiescat in Pace
(Here is a reprise of Cameron Turner's reflection on the assassination of Charlie Kirk one year ago...Requiescat in pace.)
On September 10, 2025, 31-year-old conservative activist...
Peter Claver’s Untiring Fidelity
Saint Peter Claver (+Sept. 8, 1654), whom we celebrate on this 9th day of September, was a Jesuit priest in the first missionary fervour...
Saints Cloud and Regina
Two saints to mark on this September 7th, which also happens to be Labour Day this year:
First, Saint Cloud, whose name evokes the ethereal...
Rings of Power, Rings of Turpitude
The ongoing new take on Lord of the Rings - 'Rings of Power', an 'Amazon Original' - is, as expected, from what Ben Reinhard...
