Sunday, April 20, 2025

Saint Damien of Molochai

(In light of the recent memorial of Saint Marianne Cope, who also worked amongst the lepers of Hawaii, and who nursed Father Damian on...

Thomas Aquinas: The Common and Universal Doctor

(This year marks the 800th anniversary of the birth of Saint Thomas Aquinas, who came into this world on this January 28th, 1225. The...

Saint Thomas and the Unborn

Today's feast of the great priest and doctor of the Church, Saint Thomas Aquinas, is also the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1988 striking...

Pope Benedict XVI and the Enduring Value of Saint Thomas Aquinas

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 2 June 2010   Saint Thomas Aquinas (1) Dear Brothers and Sisters, After several Catecheses on the priesthood and on my latest Journeys,...

Saint Angela Merici and the Ursulines

Saint Angela Merici (+1540) lived and died in Italy, growing up to adulthood during the tumultuous events of the early Reformation (she went to...

Pope Benedict, Timothy and Titus

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul VI Audience Hall Wednesday, 13 December 2006 Timothy and Titus Dear Brothers and Sisters, Having spoken at length on the great Apostle Paul, today let...

Saint Paul’s Marvelous Metanoia

Metanoia is the original Greek term for 'conversion', which opens the Gospel of Saint Mark with Christ's exhortation: 'Repent and believe in the Gospel!'....

Saint Paul’s Conversion

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul VI Audience Hall Wednesday, 3 September 2008 Saint Paul (3) St Paul's "Conversion". Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today's Catechesis is dedicated to the experience that Paul...

Saint Francis de Sales, Ecumenism and Christian Unity

In this week of prayer for Christian unity, I have an article on the Toronto archdiocesan webpage – or more like a few brief...

Pope Pius XI’s Letter on Saint Francis de Sales

(One hundred and two years ago, on the 26th of January, 1923, Pope Pius XI promulgated an encyclical on Saint Francis de Sales on...