Nereus, Achilleus, and Pancras: Choosing Our Path
Today we commemorate the early martyrs Nereus and Achilleus, eunuchs and chamberlains of the court, and eventual converts to Christianity, who were put to...
Saint John, Theologian of Love
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 9 August 2006
John, the theologian
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Before the holidays I had begun sketching small portraits of the...
Saint Rita’s Mission Impossible
A fitting thought on this vigil day of Pentecost is that nothing is impossible with God. Did not Christ promise that He would grant...
The Church Could Use A Few More Thomas (Ã ) Beckets
A blessed continuing 'Merrie Christmas!' to all our readers, on this sixth day of Christmas, as we celebrate all these twelve days, right up...
Saint Josaphat, Martyr for Unity
Our Lord seems to have been speaking of our modern crisis when he warns in yesterday's Gospel that scandals are sure to come, and...
Saint Francis de Sales and the Joy of Salvation
It would be ironic if on this feast of the patron saint of writers, as well as this week dedicated to Christian unity, we...
Psalm 105:16-22 and Saint Joseph’s Sinlessness
On this Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, let us consider another article which was published on this very same feast day of May...
St Joseph Moscati, Holy Physician of the Poor Â
(We need examples and intercessors of saintly physicians, and here is a re-post of the life of one of the greats, Saint Joseph Moscati....
Pope Benedict, Monica and Marriage
BENEDICT XVI
ANGELUS
Courtyard of the Papal Summer Residence, Castel Gandolfo
Sunday, 30 August 2009
(Video)
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Three days ago, on 27 August, we celebrated the liturgical...
Saint Helen and Pope John Paul II
August 18th is the traditional feast of St Helen, mother of Emperor Constantine the Great, the Empress who found the Cross of Christ. In...
