Spiritual Encouragement from Padre Pio
In this world we are living in, we greatly feel the need to be encouraged, not least by being offered that discerning guiding inspiration...
Novena to the Canadian Martyrs
Here in Canada, we celebrate the feast of the Canadian Martyrs on September 26th, so the novena to them begins today. Our Dominion could...
9-11 and Saving Civilization in the Holy Name of Mary
The date for the attack on the Two Towers twenty years ago was not randomly chosen, for it was on September 11th three and...
Saint Rose of Viterbo and San Marino
Saint Rose of Viterbo (1233 - 1251) was a recluse in the Italian commune from which she takes her name, and which was contested...
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...
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 Pope Pius X
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Papal Summer Residence, Castel Gandolfo
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Saint Pius the Tenth
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today I would like to reflect on my...
Martha, Mary and Marriage
This memorial of Saint Martha, in accord with a decree from the Congregation of Divine Worship, now also includes her brother Lazarus, the one...
Saints Elizabeth of Portugal and Antoine Daniel
On this day we honour Elizabeth of Portugal (+1336), who lived in the turbulent time at the dawn of the fourteenth century. She was...
The Hope and Joy of Pier Giorgio Frassati
One of the more joyful and attractive saints of modern times died on this day in 1925 at the youthful age of 24, Pier...