The Baptist and Losing One’s Head
The celebration of the beheading of Saint John the Baptist - after all, it was his expeditious entrance into heaven - is sort of...
Pope Benedict and Augustine
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 9 January 2008
Saint Augustine of Hippo (1)
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
After the great Christmas festivities, I would like to...
Augustine’s Pilgrimage to Truth
A blessed feast of the great Saint Augustine (354-430), bishop and doctor of the Church, and one of the greatest theologians in her history,...
The True Saint Augustine
St. Augustine’s legacy has fared so well not just because of his personal holiness and scholarly genius, but also because of the great ease...
The Persevering Prayer of Monica
Monica is the patron saint of mothers - not least, those who pray for the conversion of their children, an integral part of the...
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...
The Black Madonna: Our Lady of Częstochowa
This feast of the 'Queen of Poland' is a national holiday in that great nation, with thousands of pilgrims flocking to her shrine at Jazna...
Saint Joseph Calasanz, a Radical Reformer
We would be remiss if we did not at least remark on this day on the great Saint Joseph Calasanz (+1648), a zealous priest,...
Good King Louis, Ruling, and Ruled, by Truth
The indomitable Cardinal Sarah exhorted in an article in CWR, to French scouts, on pilgrimage to Vezelay in France, that they should emulate...
Pope Benedict and Saint Bartholomew
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 4 October 2006
Bartholomew
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In the series on the Apostles called by Jesus during his earthly life, today...