Liquefaction
So, to end my wondering as per the post today, the blood of Saint Januarius did liquefy, as it does a few times per...
The Holy Name of Mary
Besides commemorating the Battle of Vienna, today, September 12th, is also the memorial of the Holy Name of Mary, whose very name has been...
The Deleterious Ecclesial Effects of Markan Priorism
Here is some food for thought, from Catholic author Jerome D. Gilmartin, on the deleterious effect of the 'Markan priorist' hypothesis - that Mark...
Eunuchs for the Kingdom and the Three ‘C’s’ of Sexuality
I have an article out in Catholic World Report on what Christ might mean by becoming 'eunuchs for the kingdom', which at first hearing...
Lessons I Have Learned from Saint Augustine
In his first catechesis out of a series of three on the saint, given at Paul VI Audience Hall on Wednesday 9 January 2008,...
Pope Benedict and Augustine – Part III
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
Saint Augustine of Hippo (3)
Dear Friends,
After the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity we return today to the...
Pope Benedict and Augustine – Part II
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Saint Augustine of Hippo (2)
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, like last Wednesday, I would like to talk about...
Zoom Predicted by…Penguins
A friend of mine just sent along a clip from the 2014 Penguins of Madagascar, which predicted Zoom, replete with the various glitches of...
New Life: A Poem
The following is a poem by Anne Schell, requiescat in pace, submitted by her friend Margaret Maines, who wrote to me:
The family found this poem...
Abortion vs. War: The Greater Evil? A Brief Reflection on Numbers
World War II was the largest and most violent military conflict in human history. Official casualty sources estimate battle deaths at nearly 15 million...
