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Saint Sylvester, the Last Saint of the Year
On this last day of the calendar year, we celebrate in muted tones the mysterious and shadowy Pope Saint Sylvester I, who reigned from...
The Church Could Use A Few More Thomas (Ă ) Beckets
A blessed continuing 'Merrie Christmas!' to all our readers, on this sixth day of the Octave, and then on through the the twelve days,...
Entropic AI
Entropy may be described as the movement from order to disorder, from cosmos to chaos. It is the inevitable consequence of any closed system,...
Saint John, the Apostle of the Logos
On this third day of Christmas, we not only get three french hens, but, far better, we get to celebrate the beloved Apostle, Saint...
On the Feast of Stephen…not Boxing Day!
As the mid-19th century hymn has it, Good King Wenceslaus first went out, on the feast of Stephen, when the snow lay 'round about,...
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Nota in Brevis
Pope Leo’s Angelus Address: The Holy Family and Holy Innocents
FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH
POPE LEO XIV
ANGELUS
St Peter's Square
Sunday, 28 December 2025
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Dear...
The Te Deum: Giving Thanks and Praise to God
There is an eschatological note to this final day of the calendar year, as...
In the Bleak Midwinter, Gaudete Christus Natus Est
It's lovely how the simplest tunes often - perhaps most often, maybe even always...
Chant Workshop in Ottawa
For those who want to learn something about the great tradition of Gregorian chant,...
Saint John, the Theologian
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 9 August 2006
John, the theologian
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Before...
Articles
The Te Deum: Giving Thanks and Praise to God
There is an eschatological note to this final day of the calendar year, as...
The Miraculous Figures of the Infant Jesus: History and Devotion
Among the many devotional images scattered across Central Europe, in a world shattered by...
Feast of the Holy Family
BENEDICT XVI
ANGELUS
St Peter's Square
Sunday, 31 December 2006
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
On this last Sunday of...
Saint John, Son of Zebedee
Pope Benedict XVI offered three audiences on the Apostle John, back in 2006, and,...
A Song for Saint Joseph
My friend Beverlee Trindl and I attended Aquinas Dominican High School on Chicagoâs south...
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A Christmas Meditation for the Year of Our Lord 2025
As we celebrate Christmas, these words from the prologue of the Gospel of St. John invite us to approach the Feast of the Incarnation by contemplating the divinity of the Christ Child.
A Pilgrimage from Vienna to Rome
I decided to make a pilgrimage to Rome, prompted by the Jubilee year, and walking through the Holy Doors. But I couldnât just show up in Rome, so to make a pilgrimage of it.
Apologetics 101
Apologetics is the art of defending religious doctrines through systematic argumentation and discourse, making reference to both faith and reason as appropriate, in light of Saint Peterâs admonition to âAlways be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverenceâ (1 Peter 3:15).
