Pope Benedict and Saint Anselm
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
Saint Anselm
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The Benedictine Abbey of Sant'Anselmo is located on the Aventine Hill...
Peter and Marcellinus, Hidden Yet Their Voice Goes Out Through All the Earth
Like many of the early martyrs, not much is known of Saints Marcellinus and Peter, except that they died for the Faith during the...
Blessed Apollinaire Morel of Posat
Jean-Jacques Morel was born in a village in the proximity of Fribourg in Switzerland on June 12, 1739. He came into the world after...
St Faustina: A Model for our Path to Sanctity
The feast of St Faustina, celebrated on Wednesday 5 October 2022, brings to my mind the great need of letting the Lord make us...
James the Greater and Humanae Vitae: Signs of Contradiction
Today we celebrate the great feast of Saint James 'the Greater', not because of any intrinsic superior quality to the other apostle James, 'the...
Saint Andrew the Protoclete
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Wednesday, 14 June 2006
Andrew, the Protoclete
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In the last two catecheses we spoke about the figure of St Peter. Now,...
Blessed John Duns Scotus: The Doctor Subtilis
November the 8th is the feast day of the great Franciscan university professor, philosopher and theologian, Blessed John Duns Scotus.
Little is known about his...
Where Might we Find Another Ambrose?
The great bishop and doctor Ambrose (340 - 397) is known for many things, not least his role in the conversion of the great...
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...
Pope Benedict and Saint Gregory Nazianzus: Kindred Spirits
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 8 August 2007
Saint Gregory Nazianzus (1)
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Last Wednesday, I talked about St Basil, a Father of...