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Fourteenth Sunday: Following Christ, Meek and Humble of Heart
âCome to me all you that are weary and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and...
Pope Benedict and Saint Thomas the Apostle
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 27 September 2006
Thomas the twin
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Continuing our encounters with the Twelve Apostles chosen directly by Jesus, today...
Faith and Frying Pans: What My School Gave Me that My Parish Didn’t
Editor's Note: Church, State, and Education The history of Canada's formation and endurance as a nation-state is a unique and engaging blend of national, religious, linguistic,...
Feast and Litany of the Precious Blood
A blessed feast of the Precious Blood! This devotion was placed into the calendar, and the feast instituted by Pope Pius IX in 1849....
Editor's Corner
Maria Goretti, A Martyr for Chastity
It was a hot, humid and sweltering July 6th in the year of our Lord 1902, one hundred and twenty three years ago, in...
Elizabeth of Portugal and Antoine Daniel
Elizabeth of Portugal (+1336) was of royal descent, the great-niece of the âotherâ Saint Elizabeth, of Hungary. Like her great-aunt, she was a queen,...
Semiquincentennial Independence Day – 250 and Counting
A joyous Independence Day to all our American readers - this marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America...
The Masculine 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...
You ask me whether I am in good spirits. How could I not be so? As long as Faith gives me strength I will always be joyful. Sadness ought to be banished from Catholic souls... the purpose for which we have been created shows us the path; even if strewn with many thorns, it is not a sad path. It is joyful even in the face of sorrow. (Pier Giorgio Frassati, +1925)
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Saint Anthony Zaccaria
Saint Anthony Zaccaria (+1539), from noble lineage in late-renaissance Italy, was born in Rome in 1502, on the cusp of the Protestant revolt against the Catholic Church. But the mayhem at this point was mostly in far-off northern Europe, and did not impact Anthonyâs life at first. He studied medicine,...
Respondeo: Why Does the SSPX Need Bishops?
The following query was sent along, and we will answer each question briefly:
Have you addressed the reasons why SSPX feels a need to appoint bishops in the first place? I can't think of any reason why a religious order should not be satisfied with a system of superiors, priors,...
Canada’s Original, and Very Catholic, National Anthem
In the glow of Canada-Dominion Day, here is the original version of O, Canada, which was written in French, in Quebec â Canada was French before she adopted English as as second language â for the 1880 Saint Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony, commissioned by the Lieutenant-Governor, ThĂ©odore Robitaille, with music...
Sacred Heart of Jesus
A Wellspring of Graces: Rediscovered off the Beaten Path in Poland
In this month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, celebrated on June 12, Bishop Piotr Sawczuk of the Diocese of Drohiczyn elevated the...
Lessons of a Young Nun on the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Today is not just any Friday. This Friday, Catholics around the world are celebrating the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Hereâs the...
Mary’s Immaculate and Maternal Heart
On the Saturday after the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Catholic Church celebrates the Immaculate Heart of His Mother, Mary, the...
A Brief History of Devotion to the Sacred Heart and Prayer...
A blessed Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to all our readers, a feast which has its origins in the early Middle Ages,...
Pope Benedict and the Sacred Heart
SOLEMNITY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
OPENING OF THE YEAR FOR PRIESTS
ON THE 150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH
OF SAINT JOHN MARY VIANNEY
HOMILY OF HIS...
June is for the Sacred Heart of Jesus
God sent his only begotten son into the world, fully human and fully divine, possessing a fully human heart with valves and ventricles just like yours and mine. This heart, created by God, has written on it a deep desire to be in communion with Him. Thatâs the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Corpus Christi and the Sacred Heart
The core doctrine of Catholicism teaches that the bread and wine at Mass become Christ, His body, blood, soul, and divinity. This truth is...
Series
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).
